2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season ends today
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season proved to be consequential, even though no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S for the first time since 2015. Three Category 5 hurricanes formed during…
Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said on Saturday the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety," but gave no further details, stirring anxiety and…
Trinidad’s leader backtracks and says US Marines are in the country working on airport radar
PORT-OF-SPAIN (AP) — The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago retracted comments where she asserted that no U.S. Marines were currently in the twin-island nation — a development that comes as the…
St. Vincent and Grenadines swears in a new leader for the first time in 24 years
KINGSTOWN (AP) — St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday swore in a new prime minister for the first time in 24 years after Godwin Friday of the New Democratic Party beat Ralph…
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Colorado tourist found dead in Tobago with ‘metal object protruding from back’ after going to buy marijuana
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Homicide detectives in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating the suspected murder of an American man after reportedly going out to try to purchase marijuana. The victim has been…
In remote Venezuelan state, more surveillance follows US boat strikes
CARACAS (Reuters) — U.S. bombings of alleged drug boats have led to stepped-up surveillance by authorities in Venezuela's remote northeastern state of Sucre, with increased patrols by security agencies and…
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Dominican Republic authorizes more flights for tourists rerouted by Hurricane Melissa
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic has authorized the arrival of 800 new flights to accommodate a surge in tourists who were originally planning to vacation in Jamaica and…
One of the Caribbean region’s longest-serving prime ministers just got ousted
KINGSTOWN — For the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, the twin-island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the eastern Caribbean is expected to be…
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Venezuela revokes flight rights for six airlines as tensions with US escalate
CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela revoked operating rights for six major international airlines that had suspended flights to the country following a warning from the Federal Aviation Administration. The civil aviation…
US plans further troop deployments to fight drug trafficking, Hegseth says
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday the United States is aiming to allow further deployments of troops and aircraft to tackle drug trafficking. Speaking in…