News Americas, New YORK, NY, Mon. Jan. 19, 2026: Reggae has lost one of its most accomplished architects with the death of Stephen “Cat” Coore, co-founder, guitarist, cellist, and musical director of Third World, who passed away on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at the age of 69. He was one of the two survi
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Jan. 19, 2026: Relatives wept openly last Thursday at Havana’s mass burial of 32 Cuban soldiers killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela. The killing is being widely interpreted not only as a moment of national mourning, but as a signal of escalating geopolitic
By Dr. Isaac NewtonNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Jan. 19, 2026: A single image can ignite a movement. A short video can topple governments. A carefully staged event can shift public opinion across continents before most of us even notice. Power is no longer only armies, laws, or treaties. Power
By NAN Travel EditorNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY: If you’re planning a Caribbean getaway in 2026, a new ranking of the region’s most beloved destinations offers inspiration for every kind of traveler. Based on traveler reviews and engagement on Tripadvisor’s Caribbean destinations page, Top – Caribbe
By Dr. Isaac NewtonNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Jan. 15, 2026: Professor C. Justin Robinson’s, ‘An Existential Moment for the Caribbean,’ is a timely and important response to the challenges facing the region in today’s changing world. One of its greatest strengths is that it speaks honestly
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
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
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
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
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
