By JOHN MYERS JR.June 17, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica is in discussions with the United States to accept third-country deportees, a move that would add the island nation to a growing number of Caribbean countries working with the Trump administration on its immigration agenda. Jamaica’s National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang confirmed Tuesday … Continue reading US in talks with Jamaica to send third-country migrants as rift widens in Caribbean
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Hugh Todd and Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, led the Guyanese delegation during engagements held on June 1 and 2 with senior officials of the United States Government By Staff Reporter | June 4, 2026 GUYANA and the United States have reaffirmed their strong bilateral partnership following a series … Continue reading Guyana-US relations deepen with focus on energy, security, and sovereignty – high-level talks held in Washington
May 29 2026 Nand C. Bardouille A closely watched recent meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers called for the bloc’s member states to lean into “unified action” in the face of what its Secretary-General Carla Barnett characterised as an “unpredictable global landscape”, underscoring the importance of a so-called “dual approach”. In reference to what … Continue reading Why CARICOM’s diplomatic nadir lingers
Statement of support for Cuba from CARICOM minus Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. The Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Paramaribo, Suriname, from 20-21 May 2026. The COFCOR agreed to issue the following statement: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) expresses its … Continue reading CARICOM Statement on Cuba – minus two
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra sat down for an interview with Radio-Canada at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa earlier this week. (David Richard/Radio-Canada) U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says tariffs are here to stay, and Canada needs to accept it Laurence Martin · CBC News · May 24, 2026 Pete Hoekstra does not mince words. A close ally of U.S. … Continue reading Trump’s man in Ottawa doesn’t understand why Canadians are so frustrated right now
Matthew Lee & Will Weissert Friday 22 May 2026 President Trump dramatically turned up the heat on Cuba Thursday, openly floating the possibility of U.S. military action against the communist island just one day after his administration slapped explosive criminal charges on former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump hinted he could be the president … Continue reading Trump threatens new Cuba crackdown as Rubio warns Havana
Sherritt's mining and processing facility in Moa, Cuba. Photo by Sherritt International Losing Sherritt represents a heavy blow for Cuba Bloomberg News, Stephen Wicary Sherritt International Corp. halted joint venture activities in Cuba after U.S. President Donald Trump expanded U.S. sanctions on the communist-run Caribbean country. The Canadian mining company, one of the island’s largest foreign investors, is taking … Continue reading Canadian miner Sherritt pulls out of Cuba on sanctions threat
One of our regular contributors, Prof. Andy Knight recently spoke at a "Movement for Social Justice" on-line discussion on the question of "What is the future of the Caribbean". Akash Samaroo, Lead Editor-Politics, Trinidad and Tobago Guardian akash.samaroo@cnc3.co.tt International relations expert, Professor Andy Knight, is warning that Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar may be “hurting” Trinidad … Continue reading Expert says PM’s US alignment risks T&T’s long-term interests
The US sanctions target people operating in broad sections of Cuban economy, including energy, defence and mining Cuba’s government has said new sanctions imposed on the island by Donald Trump amounted to “collective punishment”, as an enormous 1 May procession outside the American embassy in Havana vowed to “defend the homeland”. In an executive order … Continue reading Cuba says Trump’s fresh sanctions on its economy amount to ‘collective punishment’
By Nand Bardouille April 28, 2026 Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago — The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is grappling with a protracted period of regional tensions, tied to the new normal in international politics. In some respects, this moment is the bloc’s toughest test yet. At a time when the unity of CARICOM is under growing strain, marked by a discernible shift in respect of … Continue reading What is behind growing disunity in the Caribbean Community bloc? (Opinion)