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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia Scott Campbell.
February 27, 2026

UN: Human rights situation is backsliding as nation heads into elections

BOGOTA (AP): Colombia is at risk of “reverting to the serious human rights situation” it faced before a peace deal with the nation’s largest rebel group improved security conditions, the United…
CARICOM Chairman and St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew, second from right, flanked by St Lucia’s Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett at an end-out-
February 27, 2026

Regional countries to send humanitarian aid to Cuba

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended their four-day summit in St Kitts on Friday agreeing to send humanitarian aid to Cuba, but the exact nature of that…
 Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.
February 26, 2026

Maduro’s lawyer says US is blocking Venezuela gov't from paying deposed leader’s drug defence

The Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for the cost of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s defence against drug trafficking charges in New York, a move that potentially…
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimè speaking to CMC at the CARICOM Summit in St Kitts and Nevis.
February 26, 2026

Haitian Prime Minister confident country will hold elections by year-end

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimè says law enforcement in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been making “some serious inroads” in gang areas…
The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
February 26, 2026

Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide

Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in…
British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley.
February 26, 2026

BVI not seeking free movement within CARICOM

BASSETERRE, ST Kitts, CMC -The British Virgin Islands (BVI) will not allow the free movement of Caribbean nationals if it is accepted as a full member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping,…
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a news conference at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
February 26, 2026

IMF sees ‘buoyant’ US economy accelerating this year but warns of risks from tariffs, rising debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — A “buoyant’’ United States economy is poised to see accelerated growth and lower unemployment this year. But big federal budget debts ”represent a growing stability risk,’'…
A FedEx cargo plane is shown on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
February 26, 2026

FedEx says it will return to customers any refunds it gets back from Trump’s illegal tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Delivery company FedEx said in a statement on Thursday that it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them. The statement came after FedEx filed…
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar.
February 26, 2026

PM tells regional countries, ‘who vex loss’

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC ): Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister told regional leaders on Tuesday “who vex loss” as she reiterated her full support for the United States military presence in the…