The Shield of the Americas summit marked a turning point in Western Hemisphere diplomacy. By Diego Area, the president and CEO of Global Americans. March 10, 2026, 11:51 AM A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and several Latin American leaders over the weekend marked a shift in how Washington organizes hemispheric diplomacy. The Shield of … Continue reading Trump’s ‘Shield’ Against Multilateralism
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Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, joined regional partners at the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference in Florida March 6, 2026 PM Phillips signals deeper security co-operation with U.S., hemispheric partners GUYANA has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening regional security and defence co-operation with the United States and other hemispheric partners during the inaugural Americas … Continue reading Guyana backs regional coalition against narco-terrorism
by Adam Chan January 30, 2026 A Canadian defence vessel previously based at CFB Esquimalt that has now moved to Halifax has started its seven-week deployment in the Caribbean Sea as part of a multi-national security operation. HMCS Yellowknife departed on Thursday to contribute to Operation CARIBBE, a U.S.-led multi-national project that focuses on countering drug … Continue reading Canadian warship begins two-month deployment in Caribbean Sea
January 5, 2026 (Trinidad Express) “Today just like yesterday was a normal day in Trinidad and Tobago. What happened in Venezuela had nothing to do with Trinidad and Tobago. Citizens just like myself went about our normal business.” So said Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday, in response to concerns about her whereabouts and her failure … Continue reading Trinidad PM: Caribbean politicians linked to Maduro drug case will be exposed
Prof. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith recently delivered the 21st Sir Archibald Nedd Memorial Lecture to the Grenada Bar Association. The video of this event is now available. Well worth a viewing. https://youtu.be/qawH-j6nET8
U.S. has placed Canada in an impossible position, military expert argues Members of HMCS William Hall and U.S. law enforcement agents return to the ship with bundles of cocaine seized from a boat in the Caribbean on May 29, 2025. (Canadian Armed Forces) Ryan Cooke · CBC News · Posted: Dec 09, 2025 The federal government says it is keeping … Continue reading Canada ‘continues to monitor’ US boat strikes in Caribbean as questions swirl and allies squirm
The Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University along with the Caribbean Policy Consortium is holding a webinar on the recent tensions across the Americas. As political shifts in the United States continue to reshape foreign policy, ripple effects are being felt across the Americas—from trade relations to counternarcotics efforts to broader regional … Continue reading “New Dynamics in the Americas: Counter-Narcotics? Counter-Regimes?”
Flashback: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar fields questions from the media during a post-Cabinet news conference at the Red House in May. Standing behind her, from left, are Attorney General John Jeremie, Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander, Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo, Labour Minister Leroy Baptiste, Energy Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal and Sport Minister Phillip Watts. —Photo: … Continue reading PM: Caricom has chosen Venezuela over T&T
October 17, 2025 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met on Wednesday and Thursday this week, including a caucus on the United States request to Grenada to allow Washington to install radar equipment and associate technical personnel at the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA), well placed sources told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC). According to the sources, … Continue reading CARICOM leaders meet to discuss US request to Grenada
Members of HMCS William Hall and U.S. law enforcement agents return to the ship with bundles of cocaine seized from a boat in the Caribbean earlier this year. (Canadian Armed Forces) DND has no plans to alter Caribbean mission, but experts say changes are needed Ryan Cooke · CBC News · Posted: Oct 10, 2025 Canada’s Department of National Defence … Continue reading Why U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats have Canada ‘between a rock and a hard place’