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01/15/2026
When Immigration Policy Meets Tourism Economies: The Caribbean’s New Reality
By Felicia J. PersaudNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Jan. 15, 2026: It is no secret that the Donald Trump administration’s foreign policy toward the Caribbean and the Americas has increasingly relied on threat, intimidation, and fear rather than partnership or diplomacy in the past 11 plus month
01/14/2026
U.S. To Freeze Immigrant Visa Processing For Multiple Caribbean Nations
By Felicia J. PersaudNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Jan. 14, 2026: The Trump administration has ordered an immediate suspension of immigrant visa processing for nationals from 75 countries, including multiple Caribbean nations, in what U.S. officials describe as a move to prevent immigrants deem
01/14/2026
Latin American Women File Complaint In Spain Alleging Abuse By Julio Iglesias At Caribbean Properties
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Jan. 14, 2026: Two Latin American women have filed a criminal complaint in Spain accusing internationally known singer Julio Iglesias of sexual abuse, forced labor, and other alleged violations while they worked at properties he owns in the Caribbean, according to
01/14/2026
The Caribbean And Strategic Diplomacy In A Constrained World
By Dr. Isaac NewtonNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Jan. 14, 2026: The world is not waiting. It moves in waves, some visible, others hidden beneath the surface of politics, trade and power. It calls for diplomacy. For nations like ours in the Caribbean, small in size but large in aspiration, the c
01/14/2026
Six Points To Navigate The Turmoil In Iran
By Vijay PrashadNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Jan. 14, 2026: Iran is in turmoil. Across the country, there have been protests of different magnitudes, with violence on the increase with both protesters and police finding themselves in the morgue. What began as work stoppages and inflation prote
01/14/2026
Hollow Projected Confidence No Substitute For Societies’ Self Discipline & Competent Realistic Governance
By Ron CheongNews Americas, TORONTO, Canada, Weds. Jan. 14, 2026: The eye of the inclement local turbulent weather seems to have largely run it course and is sputtering and grasping at straws now. And so this is a good time to revisit some ancient wisdom which describes what we have seen, the reas
01/14/2026
Caribbean Nationals From These Countries Face New U.S. Visa Bond Requirement Come Jan. 21
News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. Jan. 14, 2026: Caribbean nationals from three countries in the region will soon be required to post visa bonds of up to $15,000 in order to enter the United States on visitor visas.Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, and Dominica are the countries that will be affected
01/14/2026
Teyana Taylor Makes Golden Globe History As Second Caribbean-Rooted Black Winner
By NAN ET EDITORNews Americas, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. Jan. 14, 2026: When Teyana Taylor accepted the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress on Jan. 11, 2026, she joined a very short and historic list. She became only the second Black actor of Caribbean heritage to win a Golden Globe, following the