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Political Movement “Colombia Humana” Rejects US Warmongering Actions in the Caribbean
Cultures come together in color and sound at the McLean Avenue Fall Festival

Cultures come together in color and sound at the McLean Avenue Fall Festival

The rich history where cultures collide came alive through the aroma of street food, laughter of families and the rhythm of drums and fiddles echoing across Yonkers during the McLean Avenue Fall Festival. First it was the Irish — bartenders,...

Owner:  Patrick Drahi
Fear Pushes Latin America’s Dollars Home as Migrants Race Deportation and New Taxes

Fear Pushes Latin America’s Dollars Home as Migrants Race Deportation and New Taxes

A new kind of border rush isn’t happening at checkpoints—it’s unfolding at cash counters and phone apps. As deportations rise and new taxes loom, migrants are wiring money home at record speed. Fear is driving dollars, and Latin America’s most...

Owner:  Editorial Global de Publicaciones S.A.S. (Non-transparent)
Will Release 2 Survivors of Caribbean Boat Strike To Their Home Countries, Says Trump
JetBlue To Exit This Caribbean Airport Less Than A Year After Launch

JetBlue To Exit This Caribbean Airport Less Than A Year After Launch

New York-based JetBlue will axe its service to Bonaire, a Caribbean island in the Leeward Antilles. The airline, which offers the route currently year-round, will suspend its flights from New York JFK to Flamingo Airport, Bonaire (BON), on January...

Owner:  Sam Youseff
“I colloquium identity, culture and sustainable development in a world in crisis”: The challenges of the Caribbean

“I colloquium identity, culture and sustainable development in a world in crisis”: The challenges of the Caribbean

INTRODUCTION Against the background of emerging geopolitical threats, weakening multilateral institutions, continuing conflagrations of international conflicts, increased economic insecurity and the menacing climate crisis, the world is reminded...

Owner:  Impact Printers Grenada Ltd.
Hispanic Heritage Month: How Latin Americans Shape the U.S.
United States releasing survivors of latest airstrike in the Caribbean currently held by the Navy

United States releasing survivors of latest airstrike in the Caribbean currently held by the Navy

The United States is releasing and repatriating the two survivors of a suspected drug smuggling submersible vessel that was destroyed Thursday in the Caribbean, President Donald Trump announced on Saturday. The two people are currently being held...

Owner:  Andrew Perlman and Matt Sechrest
Caribbean, US visitors lament visa, flight difficulties while coming to Nigeria

Caribbean, US visitors lament visa, flight difficulties while coming to Nigeria

No fewer than 100 foreign nationals of African descent from 18 countries, mostly from the Caribbean and the United States, have lamented the stress and difficulties they faced in travelling to Nigeria for tourism, investment discussions and...

Owner:  Daily Post Media Ltd
Criminal Networks and Insiders Drive Maritime Cocaine Trafficking in Latin America
The crisis of the university in Latin America

The crisis of the university in Latin America

Under the government of Javier Milei, Argentine universities have suffered budget cuts of nearly 30%, and faculty salaries have fallen by more than 20%. In Mexico, university cuts in 2025 are reaching over 32%, the highest in the past ten years....

Owner:  LatinoAmerica21 S.L.
Historians, Seeking to Preserve the Glory that Has Been Lived
Trump to repatriate two survivors of strike on alleged ‘drugs sub’ destroyed in Caribbean

Trump to repatriate two survivors of strike on alleged ‘drugs sub’ destroyed in Caribbean

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Owner:  Evgeny Lebedev
Top Black US military commander steps down amid Trump’s deadly boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea
Film on devastating decline of Caribbean culture in Luton takes filmmaker to Parliament
Caribbean Matters: Puerto Rico’s complicated history as a US colony

Caribbean Matters: Puerto Rico’s complicated history as a US colony

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. While the use of the term “territory”...

Owner:  Markos Moulitsas
Washington’s New Frontline: The Caribbean Emerges as a Test of U.S. Power

Washington’s New Frontline: The Caribbean Emerges as a Test of U.S. Power

These actions are the latest installments in a mounting campaign the U.S. launched in early September, signaling a shift from isolated interdictions into sustained military pressure. On September 2, U.S. forces struck a vessel in international...

Owner:  Suzanne Kelly
Same as it ever was: the US vs Latin America

Same as it ever was: the US vs Latin America

As I begin writing this, I’m sitting in the Houston airport waiting for my flight back to Veracruz. It’s a short flight, the most painful part of it dealing with the rude check-in people (quit chiding me for not putting my baggage tag on right — I...

Owner:  Bembenek Family
You can paint with a Latin American insect to discover new colors. An artist in CT shows how.

You can paint with a Latin American insect to discover new colors. An artist in CT shows how.

Mexican artist María Vargas is standing inside La Grua Center in Stonington behind a table covered with paint brushes and bottles of acrylic paint. There’s also a ceramic bowl filled with dried insects that look like peppered pebbles. “Grana...

Owner:  Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network & American Government

US releasing survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel to their home countries

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The US is releasing the two survivors of Thursday’s military strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean to their home countries of Ecuador and Colombia, President Donald Trump said Saturday....

Owner:  Bradley Family

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