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
By News Americas Business EditorNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Feb. 168, 2026: Jamaica’s push toward year-round avocado production is more than an agricultural milestone. It represents a potential turning point in the Caribbean’s economic evolution – one that could position agriculture as a scal
MONTMAGNY, QC, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Montel Inc., Canada’s leading manufacturer of high-density mobile systems, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with researchers from Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) to support the development of a groundbreaking pollinator-i
By NAN Business EditorNews Americas, NASSAU, Bahamas, Tues. Feb. 17, 2026: When Baha Mar broke ground on its more than $700 million beachfront expansion on Nassau’s Cable Beach recently, the announcement was framed as a tourism milestone. The project will add 345 guest rooms, 77 branded luxury resid
By Ron CheongNews Americas, TORONTO, Canada, Tues. Feb. 17, 2026: For more than sixty years, Cuba has endured relentless external pressure from the United States. The embargo, designed to strangle trade, cripple the economy, and punish a population for the choices of its government, has long made da
By News Americas Staff WriterNews Americas, CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Tues. Feb. 17, 2026: A recent U.S. military strike targeting alleged drug traffickers in Caribbean waters is raising urgent geopolitical, legal, and sovereignty questions across the region, after reports emerged that nationals of St. L
By NAN Business EditorNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Feb. 17, 2026: For decades, the Caribbean has been defined in global imagination by tourism – sun, sea, and sand. But new economic data and shifting investment patterns suggest a deeper transformation may be underway. Increasingly, the region i
