News Americas, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tues. Feb. 26, 2026: Three months after a devastating fall at the Miss Jamaica Universe preliminary competition in Thailand, Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 Gabrielle Alexis Henry is no longer defined by the moment that stunned global audiences. Instead, her journey has
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Feb. 24, 2026: A resurfaced claim about Florida Congressman Byron Donalds’ early use of a Jamaican accent is igniting more than political gossip – it’s opening a broader conversation about Caribbean identity, assimilation, and authenticity in American politics.FLAS
By Ron CheongNews Americas, TORONTO, Canada, Mon. Feb. 23, 2026: Memories are short in Guyana as elsewhere. In the daily churn of corruption allegations, political theatrics and partisan outrage, perspective is often the first casualty. But a country on the cusp of historic transformation cannot af
News Americas, NY, NY, Sun. Feb. 22, 2026: Last week, the European Union updated its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, adding the Turks and Caicos Islands back to on the EU blacklist while removing Trinidad and Tobago. Anguilla and the U.S. Virgin Islands also remain on the EU’
By Dr. Isaac NewtonNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Feb. 20, 2026: Few public officials anywhere in the world and the Caribbean hold the trust, respect, and admiration of their people for fifty years. Fewer still do so without pursuing it as a personal goal. Antigua & Barbuda’s Sir Robin Yearwood a
By Dr. Isaac NewtonNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Feb. 20, 2026: How will the Caribbean secure a future where our children, our workers, and our communities thrive within the region instead of seeking opportunity elsewhere? On February 24, 2026, the Fiftieth Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Go
News Americas, PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Thurs. Feb. 19, 2026: Trinidad and Tobago, whose prime minister has alienated her CARICOM colleagues to cozy up to the new US administration, is now emerging as one of the most strategically important energy intermediaries in the Western Hemisphere, following
By Vijay PrashadNews Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. Feb. 19, 2026: In January 2026, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba to be an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US security – a designation that allows the United States government to use sweeping economic restrictions traditionally rese
By Dr. Isaac NewtonNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Feb. 18, 2026: I was deeply touched by his incredible capacity to let words and meaning jolt the soul through the rhythm of hope, the call to faith, and his relentless pursuit of freedom, dignity, and justice for all, especially the downtrodden a
By NAN NEWS EDITORNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Feb. 19, 2026: US President Donald Trump is facing renewed criticism after appearing to confuse two nations in the Americas – The Bahamas and Bermuda – during of all events- a White House Black History Month event.While recognizing former NFL sta
