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CARICOM to send humanitarian aid and other supplies to Cuba
NEWS SOURCE GUYANA
CARICOM has announced that Regional Governments are preparing to dispatch humanitarian aid to Cuba, following a decision announced by CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew at the recent CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in St. Kitts/Nevis.
Elderly man to serve 2 more years for dumping granddaughter’s body in cover-up
BARBADOS TODAY
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- A High Court judge denounced an 81-year-old grandfather who, for a decade, deceived his family and the police about the whereabouts of his 12-year-old granddaughter, left for dead with a knife in her belly and whose body he later dumped over a ledge.
PM Browne says elections could come within 90 days
ANTIGUA OBSERVER
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua- Prime Minister Gaston Browne has moved Antigua and Barbuda sharply closer to election mode, declaring on his weekend radio programme that general elections will be held “within 90 days” and possibly sooner, even though the next poll is not constitutionally due until 2028.
Cuba opens talks with US as oil blockade takes a toll
THE DAILY HERALD
HAVANA, Cuba--Cuba has opened talks with the U.S. government, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Friday, as an oil blockade imposed by US President Donald Trump pushes the Communist-run nation deeper into economic crisis.
Bahamas says Middle East war putting pressure on local economy
CMC
NASSAU, The Bahamas— The Bahamas government says the ongoing war in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel and Iran has disrupted one of the world’s most important energy transit points, through which a large percentage of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments normally pass.
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to end Haitian protected status
THE DAILY HERALD
WASHINGTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE--President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in its effort to strip humanitarian deportation protections from more than 350,000 Haitians living in the United States despite persistent violence in Haiti that has displaced more than a million people.
PM Pierre: No plans to end CIP
ST. LUCIA TIMES
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia- Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, speaking on Monday in the wake of Britain’s decision to revoke Saint Lucia’s visa-free access, said that despite concerns raised by the UK over Citizenship by Investment Programmes, his government has no intention of ending its CIP.
CDB preparing to finance health sector in Caribbean
JAMAICA OBSERVER
ST. MICHAEL'S ROW, Bridgetown, Barbados- The Caribbean Development Bank is preparing to finance health sector initiatives in the Caribbean for the first time in decades, as regional governments face uncertainty over the future of Cuban medical missions.
Cuban university students stage rare protest amid energy, Internet shortages
REUTERS
HAVANA, Cuba--A group of just over twenty Cuban university students staged a rare, hours-long protest at the University of Havana on Monday, angry over class disruptions amid a United States (US) oil blockade that has contributed to a near collapse of Cuba’s electrical grid.
Guyana to lead economic growth in Caribbean for 2026 & 2027- World Bank report
NEWS SOURCE
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Guyana is poised to lead economic growth in the Caribbean this year and next year, according to a new report from the World Bank.
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