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.

MIAMI, FL – The United States Navy Admiral overseeing US forces in Latin America and Caribbean retired on Friday, two years ahead of schedule.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – They forgot to inform the voters in St. Lucia that the code is yellow in the Caribbean, and so on Monday the “Mood is Red” prevailed as the St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) won a convincing second consecutive five-year term in office.

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”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has signed an agreement with the United States expanding military cooperation between the two countries.

WASHINGTON, DC – Top Republican and Democratic legislators on the United States Senate Armed Services Committee have vowed to conduct “vigorous oversight” after United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly directed US military troops to “kill everybody” aboard a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean Sea.

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 – United States Democratic Senator, Adam Schiff,  is calling on President Donald Trump to dismiss his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his involvement in boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea and the killing of survivors.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The New Democratic Party (NDP) stormed to an almost total landslide victory in Thursday’s general election, with preliminary results showing that the party had won 14 of the 15 seats in the Parliament.

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.

NEW YORK, New York – Immigration advocates and Caribbean-American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke have strongly condemned the Trump administration’s immediate, indefinite “administrative hold” on all processing of immigration paperwork by immigrants from 19 countries, including Haiti, that it placed under a travel ban in June 2025.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine held talks on Tuesday with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and members of her cabinet reaffirming the “strong partnership” between the two countries, discussing also “shared priorities for regional security and stability”.