WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Tuesday announced that it has targeted 10 individuals and entities based in Venezuela and Iran, as the Trump administration intensifies its military-build up in the Caribbean Sea. ...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Outgoing Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  chairman, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reiterated the need for the region to remain a “Zone of Peace” grounded in respect for international law, the peaceful settlement of disputes, and the de-escalation of conflict. ...

CARACAS, Venezuela – The United States has seized a second oil tanker linked to Venezuela in recent weeks, enforcing a “blockade” ordered by President Donald Trump and drawing sharp condemnation from Caracas, which has branded the move “theft and hijacking”. ...

NEW YORK, New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James has welcomed the decision by a United States federal judge blocking the Trump administration’s efforts to penalize states with millions of dollars in fines related to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) operations. ...

WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump Tuesday named Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Haiti as countries where citizens from these Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries would either be “fully” restricted or have “limited” entry into the United States. ...

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