Ceasefire With Iran Raises Hard Questions The declaration of a “complete victory” by U.S. President Donald Trump following the abrupt ceasefire with Iran raises a fundamental question: victory for whom, and at what cost? The language of triumph may satisfy political instincts at home, but when measured against the facts emerging from the negotiations, the […]
Guyana Defends Seismic Survey in Essequibo Waters Guyana said last Thursday that Venezuela has no legal authority over waters off the Essequibo Region, arguing that the land boundary between the two countries was settled in 1899 and that nothing prevents the South American nation from conducting a 3D seismic survey of a 25,000-square-kilometre offshore area […]
President Trump has signed security alliance with Latin American and Caribbean countries United States President Donald Trump along with the leaders of Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana and ten countries in Latin America have signed a major regional security alliance aimed at eradicating drug cartels across the Western Hemisphere. The military alliance, known as the Americas Counter-Cartel […]
Uncertainty hung over Castries on Monday as Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre acknowledged fatalities linked to a recent United States military operation in the Caribbean Sea, while stressing that key details remain unconfirmed. In a statement, Pierre said his administration is “actively engaging through established diplomatic and security channels” following reports that alarmed citizens across […]
It happened fast. So fast that most people barely noticed.In the space of a single weekend, a sitting head of state was removed from office, extracted from his own country and placed before an American court. There was no congressional debate, no United Nations resolution, no declaration of war. By the following week, oil shipments […]
Caribbean Independence Tested in Rising Hemispheric Tensions For many Caribbean nations, independence was never merely a legal status. It was a hard-won achievement carved out over generations of struggle against colonial rule and external interference. Yet today, that hard-fought autonomy faces perhaps its most pressing test in decades as aggressive military activity tied to escalating […]
Recent geopolitical developments in Venezuela have rattled travel plans across the Caribbean, prompting widespread flight disruptions and raising questions for vacationers during one of the region’s busiest travel seasons. On Jan. 3, the United States launched a significant military operation in Venezuela that culminated in the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was kidnapped […]
Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has warned that dramatic developments in Venezuela over the weekend have deepened uncertainty across the Americas, arguing that recent actions have neither advanced dialogue nor narrowed differences, but instead risk pushing the region into greater instability. Speaking on the Grenada Broadcasting Network’s Beyond the Headlines programme on Monday night, Mitchell […]
A defiant Nicolás Maduro stood before a Manhattan courtroom on Monday and declared himself the legitimate leader of Venezuela, rejecting sweeping U.S. drug trafficking charges that Washington has used to justify his dramatic removal from power. “I am innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the president of my country,” Maduro said […]
Calls Grow for Accountability After U.S. Lawmakers Demand Probe Into Deadly Caribbean Boat Strikes Members of the U.S. Congress are calling for criminal investigations into a controversial series of American missile strikes targeting boats in Caribbean and eastern Pacific waters, raising urgent questions about legality, accountability, and the value placed on Caribbean lives. Two senior […]
