UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Venezuela. UN Photo/Manuel Elias NEW YORK, USA — The top UN political official told the Security Council on Saturday that dialogue and cooperation were vital to ending the crisis in Venezuela, but during a contentious debate, Council members disagreed over the appropriate response to mass protests in […]

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. By Caribbean News Now contributor WASHINGTON, USA — The government of Venezuela has backtracked on a decree by President Nicolás Maduro giving US diplomats 72 hours to leave the country. The Foreign Affairs Ministry said that it is now negotiating the establishment of a U.S. Interests Office in Venezuela and will […]

Monique Bergeron, Acting Senior Director, Caribbean Regional Program, Global Affairs Canada speaks at the opening of the Sexual Offences Model Court in Antigua and Barbuda PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — On Monday, 21 January 2019, the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project, in collaboration with the High Court of Justice in Antigua and Barbuda, […]

Prime Minister Gaston Browne (R) and Minister Scicluna during their discussions on Wednesday DAVOS, Switzerland — Prior to the commencement of the World Economic Forum at Davos on Wednesday, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne held a bilateral meeting with the finance minister of Malta Edward Scicluna. The main items on the agenda for […]

The EU and the Red Cross assist thousands of Venezuelans migrating throughout Latin America. At night, women with children are sheltered in tents, next to the Red Cross health centres. Colombian authorities give them priority to process documents and let them across the border. Photo: 2018 European Union/N. Mazars DAVOS, Switzerland — Reports of violence […]

National Assembly President Juan Guaido By Caribbean News Now contributor WASHINGTON, USA — The United States, along with Canada, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina, on Wednesday recognised National Assembly President Juan Guaido after he declared himself interim president of Venezuela. President Donald Trump called on Maduro to resign and promised to use the “full weight” of […]

Sandals Grande. Photo by Chris H, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — If you’ve come to the Caribbean on vacation, chances are you’ve stayed at a Sandals resort, the regional chain of all-inclusives started by Jamaican businessman Gordon “Butch” Stewart. The ever-expanding franchise had been in negotiations with the Trinidad and Tobago government […]

By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate editor [email protected] GENEVA, Switzerland — The Venezuelan government has initiated the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) dispute settlement mechanisms against neighbouring Colombia over restrictions Colombia has placed on liquid fuel from Venezuela. Venezuela claims the measures concerning liquid fuel distribution and licensing, surcharges on products, market access and product […]

POINTE-À-PITRE, Guadeloupe — Officials at the Office of Geological and Mining Research (BRGM) gathered in Guadeloupe with Caribbean partners last week to officially launch the Carib-Coast program. In the context of repeated storm crises and rising sea levels, the Carib-Coast project aims to initiate a Caribbean network for the prevention and crisis management of coastal […]