WASHINGTON, DC – The United States says there is no list of a draft travel ban after some Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries had publicly called on Washington to confirm or deny such list existed.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Fritz Alphonse Jean, representative of the Montana Accord, was officially sworn in as president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) on Friday, March 7, 2025, succeeding Leslie Voltaire from the Fanmi Lavalas political party, whose five-month tenure was overshadowed by worsening security conditions. The handover ceremony at Villa d’Accueil in Musseau, Port-au-Prince, was attended by members of the diplomatic corps and government officials.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders say they have noted “with grave concern” statements made in Venezuela on the need to conduct elections in the Essequibo region of Guyana on April 27, 2025 for a “Governor” and “Legislative Council” of the so-called “Guayana Esequiba State”.

WASHINGTON, DC – Six Caribbean nations—Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cuba, and Haiti —have been included in a proposed list of countries facing potential travel restrictions under the Trump administration.

WASHINGTON, DC – United States President, Donald Trump, has doubled down on his moves deport illegal migrations, castigating Democrats for what he regarded as an influx of Caribbean and other immigrants in the country.

WASHINGTON, DC – Republican, Michael V. Lawler, has written to President Donald Trump urging his administration to keep Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in place for Haitian citizens.

BRIDGETOWN,  Barbados – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says she is prepared to have her United States visa revoked as she urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to ensure that they are able to  “explain that what the Cubans have been able to do for us” as they seek to defend the Cuban health brigade program.

WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Minority Leader, Charles “Chuck” Schumer, Tuesday condemned the decision of the Donald Trump administration to freezing, and now terminate   nearly all United States foreign aid, including those earmarked for Haiti.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean legislators and immigration advocates in the United States on Friday strongly condemned President Donald Trump’s revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians, and urged the administration to reverse the cruel and shortsighted decision.

NEW YORK, New York – The son of Jamaican immigrants, says his decision to run for the post of mayor is driven by his belief that “New York City deserves better and is due the best in leadership”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government of Venezuela has dismissed comments made by the President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali concerning the presence of one of Venezuela’s military vessels in Guyana’s territorial waters. 

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration on Thursday announced that it will not be renewing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to Haitian nationals in the country.