News Americas, Georgetown, Guyana, Jan. 6, 2026: Extradition proceedings against Guyanese businessman Nazar Mohamed and his son, political leader of the WIN party and presumed Guyana opposition leader, Azruddin Mohamed, advanced on today after a Georgetown magistrate declined to suspend the matter,
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Jan. 6, 2026: The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening security cooperation with Guyana following a call between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Guyanese President Irfaan Ali today, according to an official readout released by the U.S. S
By Keith BernardNews Americas, NY, NY: Venezuela stands as the clearest warning of what happens when ideology replaces governance. Caught between neoconservative interventionism and neo-Bolivarian defiance, the country has become less a sovereign state than an ideological battlefield – one its peopl
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY: As U.S. prosecutors brought charges against captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, before a New York City court Monday, Jan. 5, 2025, on sweeping cocaine-trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracy charges, attention has returned to longstan
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY: For decades, tourism has been the Caribbean’s most powerful economic engine, driving foreign exchange earnings, employment, and growth across the region. But new analysis suggests that the sector’s future success of Caribbean tourism will depend less on rising visitor ar
News Americas, Georgetown, Guyana, Jan. 6, 2026: Guyana’s High Court has refused an application by businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son, leader of the WIN, political party and presumed opposition leader, Azruddin Mohamed, to halt ongoing extradition proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court while their
News Americas, New York, NY, Jan. 5, 2026: As Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro gets ready for his court arraignment in a NYC courthouse today, speculation is intensifying across the Caribbean and the Diaspora over the identity of regional politicians referenced – but not named – in a sweeping Uni
By NAN Business EditorNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY: Caribbean remittances remain one of the most powerful – and often overlooked – economic forces shaping the Caribbean today. For millions of families across the region, money sent home by relatives abroad helps pay for food, housing, healthcare, educ
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Jan. 3, 2026: Hundreds of commercial flights across the United States and the Caribbean were cancelled late Friday and into today as escalating security concerns linked to military activity near Venezuela triggered widespread Caribbean airspace closure, disrupting travel
By Taroa Zúñiga and Vijay PrashadNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Sat. Jan. 3, 2026: A little after 2 a.m. Venezuela time, January 3, 2026, in violation of Article 2 of the United Nations Charter, the United States began attacking several sites in the country, including Caracas, the capital. Residents a
