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Political Movement “Colombia Humana” Rejects US Warmongering Actions in the Caribbean
President Colombia Humana and Historic Pact Senator Gloria Florez. Photo: X October 18, 2025 Hour: 7:40 pm In a context of rising tension and imperialist aggression in the region, Senator and President of the Colombia Humana Political Movement,...

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,...

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...

Will Release 2 Survivors of Caribbean Boat Strike To Their Home Countries, Says Trump
Last Updated:October 19, 2025, 03:05 IST Trump announced two survivors of a US strike on a drug submarine in the Caribbean will be returned to Ecuador and Colombia for prosecution after two others were killed. US President Donald Trump. (Image:...

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...

“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...

Hispanic Heritage Month: How Latin Americans Shape the U.S.
Photo: Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library. October 18, 2025 Hour: 6:47 am National Hispanic Heritage Month is a significant celebration in the United States, observed annually from September 15 to October 15. This month-long celebration...

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...

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...

Criminal Networks and Insiders Drive Maritime Cocaine Trafficking in Latin America
According to the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) 2025 report, criminal networks are increasingly infiltrating maritime logistics chains. The report details how corrupt port and logistics workers facilitate the massive movement of cocaine...

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....

Historians, Seeking to Preserve the Glory that Has Been Lived
Intense days kept respected Cuban academics busy in Las Tunas during the sessions of the 26th National Congress of History. Las Tunas, Cuba.– 26 spoke with them, or at least with some of them. We collected their thoughts on the rich history of...

Trump to repatriate two survivors of strike on alleged ‘drugs sub’ destroyed in Caribbean
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Top Black US military commander steps down amid Trump’s deadly boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea
One of the U.S. military’s top commanders is stepping down after less than a year in his new post, announcing an early retirement from the force. Admiral Alvin Holsey, who is Black, is a four-star commander who heads the U.S. Southern Command,...

Film on devastating decline of Caribbean culture in Luton takes filmmaker to Parliament
Beyond the Rush looks further than Luton going back to Windrush At first glance, Beyond the Rush looks like a love letter to Luton but it’s more than that - it's filled with the shared frustration and residents' love for the community Luton once...

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”...

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...

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...

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...
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....