EDITORIAL: What will be of Venezuela now?

January 13, 2026 We are left to wonder now that the ousted President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has been captured by the US, what will be of Venezuela now? Will…

AUDIO: Devotions led by Canon Sebastian Campbell

January 13, 2026 Devotions for Tuesday 13th January 2026, led by Rt.Hon. Rev Canon S. Sebastian Campbell. Spiritual Director of Cursillo and Priest in Charge of St. Augustine, San Salvador,…

COMMENTARY: “Once you become Black in America, nothing else matters.” Ta-Nehisi Coates

By: Christiana Best-Giacomini January 13, 2026 Once you become Black in America, nothing else matters. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s observation captures the reality confronting Black immigrants upon arrival in the United States.…

COMMENTARY: Evaluating Government Performance Without Fear or Favour

By: Paul Sarran January 13, 2026 Happy New Year, Trinidad and Tobago. As we move forward into the new year, there is a shared expectation among citizens that the mistakes,…

COMMENTARY: Law, Order, and Lived Reality: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and People

By: Paul Sarran January 13, 2026 Madam Prime Minister, many Trinidadians are struggling to understand the direction in which the country is being led, particularly as it relates to the…

UN Drug Report: More drug seizures in Caribbean parallel with increase in violence

By: Staff Writer January 13, 2026 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, World Drug Report, 2025, said that the overall increase in cocaine seizures in recent years appears…

The IDB said region is maturing on cybersecurity

By: Staff Writer January 13, 2026 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in a recent cybersecurity report said that there is a general trend of perceived maturity of national cybersecurity policies…

The Bonaire Case Before the United Nations: A Legal Briefing on Rights, Status and Self – Determination by Law Specialist

January 13, 2026 Have you ever wondered how the United Nations can support Bonaire, and what the benefits are of the Bonaire Human Rights Organization’s trajectory to place Bonaire on…

CARICOM Eminent Persons Group on the Approaching End of the Transitional Presidential Council

January 13, 2026 The Eminent Persons Group (EPG) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has continued to render its good offices to Haitian stakeholders as they address the myriad political, security…

CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF STRONG PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AT SPEM CERTIFICATION CEREMONY

January 13, 2026 Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of CARICOM, delivered remarks at the Certification Ceremony of the Strengthening Public Expenditure Management (SPEM) Project. In her remarks, Dr. Barnett commended the…

EDITORIAL: Who didn’t see Maduro being taken out?

January 9, 2026 First of all, Happy New Year to our readers. We are starting off the year in the region with fireworks.  It’s not that we called it here…

AUDIO: Devotions led by Seminarian Marshowl Adderley

January 9, 2026 Devotions led by Seminarian Marshowl Adderley of Holy Cross in Highbury Park. New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas.