Invest 98-L moves south of the USVI and Puerto Rico
[OCTOBER 20] A Tropical Wave (Invest 98-L) moves south of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands: -It is likely to become a depression or tropical storm in the next day or two as it…
US conducts seventh strike on boat allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON (CNN) — War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced today that the US conducted a strike Friday on a boat that American intelligence officials believed was involved in illegal drug trafficking in the Caribbean. Hegseth wrote…
Trump says he’s cutting off all subsidies to Colombia, accuses Prez Gustavo Petro of being ‘illegal drug leader’
President Trump accused Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro of being an “illegal drug leader” and announced that his administration is cutting off all subsidies to the Latin American country. Trump further trashed his Colombian counterpart as…
US returning Caribbean strike survivors to Colombia and Ecuador, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is sending the two survivors of a Thursday strike in the Caribbean to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador to be detained and prosecuted, U.S. President Donald Trump…
Tropical wave Invest 98-L forecast
[October 19] Tropical Wave Invest 98-L Associated moisture will bring showers and possible thunderstorms , mainly across the U.S. Virgin Islands and east-southeast Puerto Rico tonight and tomorrow. We’re monitoring tropical wave (Invest 98-L) far…
Colombia accuses US of ‘murder’ after strike on boat
BOGATA (BBC) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the US of committing “murder” following a strike carried out on a boat in Colombian territorial waters in September. In a social media post, Petro accused…
U.S. is repatriating survivors of its strike on suspected drug vessel
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (NYT) — The Trump administration is repatriating two survivors of a deadly U.S. strike this week on suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea rather than prosecute them or hold them in military…
US Embassy issues warning to Americans in Trinidad and Tobago as tensions with Venezuela escalate
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago cautioned Americans on Saturday to stay away from American government facilities on the twin-island nation. It was an unusual warning that came as tensions grow between…
Trinidadian family says U.S. military killed relative in boat attack
PORT OF SPAIN (NYT) — Chad Joseph, a 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago who had been living in Venezuela in recent months, told his family he would soon be taking a short boat ride back…
US commander overseeing fatal strikes against alleged drug boats off Venezuela will retire
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy admiral who oversees military operations in the region where U.S. forces have been attacking alleged drug boats off Venezuela will retire in December, he and the Defense Secretary announced Thursday. Adm. Alvin…