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 Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.
February 27, 2026

Maduro’s lawyer says Venezuela gov’t blocked from paying legal fees

The Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for the cost of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s defence against drug trafficking charges in New York, a move that potentially…
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
February 27, 2026

Early election called after tense US-Greenland standoff

COPENHAGEN (AP): Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen yesterday called an early general election for March 24 as the country digests the recent standoff with US President Donald Trump over his…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia Scott Campbell.
February 27, 2026

UN: Human rights situation is backsliding as nation heads into elections

BOGOTA (AP): Colombia is at risk of “reverting to the serious human rights situation” it faced before a peace deal with the nation’s largest rebel group improved security conditions, the United…
CARICOM Chairman and St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew, second from right, flanked by St Lucia’s Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett at an end-out-
February 27, 2026

Regional countries to send humanitarian aid to Cuba

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended their four-day summit in St Kitts on Friday agreeing to send humanitarian aid to Cuba, but the exact nature of that…
 Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.
February 26, 2026

Maduro’s lawyer says US is blocking Venezuela gov't from paying deposed leader’s drug defence

The Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for the cost of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s defence against drug trafficking charges in New York, a move that potentially…
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimè speaking to CMC at the CARICOM Summit in St Kitts and Nevis.
February 26, 2026

Haitian Prime Minister confident country will hold elections by year-end

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimè says law enforcement in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been making “some serious inroads” in gang areas…
The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
February 26, 2026

Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide

Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in…
British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley.
February 26, 2026

BVI not seeking free movement within CARICOM

BASSETERRE, ST Kitts, CMC -The British Virgin Islands (BVI) will not allow the free movement of Caribbean nationals if it is accepted as a full member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping,…
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a news conference at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
February 26, 2026

IMF sees ‘buoyant’ US economy accelerating this year but warns of risks from tariffs, rising debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — A “buoyant’’ United States economy is poised to see accelerated growth and lower unemployment this year. But big federal budget debts ”represent a growing stability risk,’'…