Tag: caribbean
US has seized survivors of attack on alleged narco-sub in Caribbean
In the six attacks on similar vessels launched by Trump, this is the first where any survivors have been reported The US has seized survivors of a military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region last month, according to officials in…
Survivors reported after latest US attack on alleged drug boat in Caribbean
It is unknown whether US military rendered aid to survivors after attack on suspected ‘narcoterrorist’ vessel The US military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, a US official told…
Caribbean nations launch EU-style deal to let citizens work freely across borders
Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent agree landmark pact letting citizens live and work freely across their borders A historic EU-style free movement agreement comes into force in four Caribbean countries on Wednesday, in a deal which officials hope will stem the flow of skilled professionals leaving the region for North America and Europe. The…
Trump sends 10 stealth fighter planes to Puerto Rico amid war on Caribbean drug cartels
Move comes after accusing Venezuela of buzzing US warship and a deadly US missile strike in Caribbean Sea Donald Trump is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to bolster US military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean region, it was reported on Friday. If follows a deadly US missile strike on Tuesday…
Expedition to ‘real home of the pirates of the Caribbean’ hopes to unearth ships and treasure
Exploration of Bahamas seabed will be first time notorious New Providence hideout has been searched Pirates of the Caribbean is a $4.5bn swashbuckling film franchise and Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham are among marauding buccaneers who have captured imaginations over the centuries. But almost nothing is known about the life and times of actual pirates.…
Caribbean is friend of US, not an enemy, tariff-hit regional leaders tell Trump
Barbados PM and Caricom chair calls on Washington to engage in talks to ‘keep prices down for all of our people’ The Caribbean is a friend, not an enemy, leaders in the region have told Donald Trump after the US president’s imposition of worldwide import tariffs. The prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, invited Trump…
Caribbean leaders vow to maintain pursuit of slavery reparations
Caribbean leaders have defended the region’s pursuit of slavery reparations, describing the compensation for centuries of enslavement and oppression as a matter of simple justice. Between the 15th and the 19th century, more than 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped, forcibly transported to the Americas and sold into slavery. The issue of transatlantic slavery reparations dominated…