African Leaders Call for Accelerated Intra-Continental Trade at IATF2025
Major trade fair launches with Caribbean participation, potentially opening new economic opportunities for island nations African leaders yesterday called for accelerated growth in intra-African trade as the continent’s premier trade and investment event, the...
Caricom Split as T&T Backs U.S. Military Presence in Region
Divisions are emerging within Caricom over the United States’ growing military footprint in the Caribbean. At an emergency meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Thursday, Trinidad and Tobago stood as the only Caricom nation to support...
Close Call in Caribbean: Venezuelan Jets Fly Over US Navy Destroyer
Two armed Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets swooped over the USS Jason Dunham on Thursday, in what U.S. defense officials are calling a blatant “show of force.” The Dunham, a U.S. guided-missile destroyer armed with the Navy’s Aegis combat system, is part of a powerful...
U.S. Issues Fresh Warning: No Visas for “Birth Tourism”
If you are pregnant in Antigua and Barbuda and planning to travel to the United States to give birth, think again. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of State issued a fresh warning making it clear that “birth tourism” — using a visa primarily to have a child in the...
