By Jacqueline Charles Updated December 21, 2025 Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley is accusing his nation's current leader of "betraying" regional sovereignty on behalf of the United States, warning that she risks reducing the oil-rich twin-island nation to "a vassal state." Rowley, who stepped down as leader of both his country and the People's National … Continue reading In the Caribbean, a dispute over sovereignty and Washington’s influence
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On December 19th the U.S. Administration imposed partial entry restrictions on a number of countries, including Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica. See Trump expands US travel ban to include two Caribbean countries. The U.S. action sparked a flurry of diplomatic activity on the part of Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica, which resulted in some adjustments … Continue reading US Policy exposes deep division within CARICOM
by Jacqueline Charles, December 17, 2025 In adding the two eastern Caribbean nations to the list, Trump cited concerns about their Citizenship by Investment, or CBI, program, which allows foreign nationals to obtain a passport in exchange for financial investments. The Trump administration said both nations have offered CBI "without residency" - a claim Antigua … Continue reading Trump expands US travel ban to include two Caribbean countries
Source: WiredJA.com The recent announcement by the United States that it is sending naval assets to the southern Caribbean as part of an effort to counter Latin American drug cartels, according to a U.S. official briefed on the planning. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to a question about the reported deployment during a … Continue reading Venezuela issue again reveals CARICOM is not on the same foreign policy page
Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to the OAS, Sir Ronald Sanders has described the upcoming General Assembly as follows: ... this regard, the General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda, from June 25 to 27, takes on special significance: it must provide the atmosphere and leadership to reinforce the OAS as a relevant instrument for advancing both … Continue reading OAS General Assembly to be held in Antigua and Barbuda, June 25-27, 2025
June 15, 2025 Four of the five Eastern Caribbean nations offering citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes have found themselves on a new US State Department watchlist. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia are listed in a leaked State Department memo obtained by The Washington Post, which reveals that the Donald … Continue reading US flags four Caribbean nations for possible travel restrictions
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the Caribbean region, as yet largely unchartered waters, will be the central focus of discussions From June 23-24, 2025, at the University of the West Indies (The UWI) Five Islands Campus in Antigua. The campus will host its annual 5IR Artificial Intelligence (AI) Annual … Continue reading Bridging digital frontiers: The UWI Five Islands Campus hosts AI conference for Caribbean sustainability
The United Nations has recently posted a useful summary of the recent Small Island Developing States conference held in Antigua and Barbuda (SIDS4). Find the website at the following link. The fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) | Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and … Continue reading The Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4)