48 h. ago US military presence in Caribbean: Regional ministers hoping for meeting with Trump administration

(Trinidad Guardian) Caricom and Foreign Affairs ministers who have sought a meeting with the United States on its military deployment in the region are awaiting a reply and Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s strong stance on the US presence has been slammed by Jamaica’s Gleaner newspaper in an editorial. The article US military presence in Caribbean: Regional ministers hoping for meeting with Trump administration appeared first on Stabroek News.

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5 d. ago US envoy unable to shed light on bombing of vessel in Caribbean Sea

As the legality of the Donald Trump administration’s bombing on Tuesday of a vessel in Caribbean waters killing 11 persons it believed was trafficking narcotics is being questioned, United States Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot says that she is not privy to Washington’s decisions in this matter. The article US envoy unable to shed light on bombing of vessel in Caribbean Sea appeared first on Stabroek News.

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5 d. ago US judge blocks Trump from unilaterally cutting foreign aid funding

(Reuters) – A federal judge has blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from unilaterally cutting billions of dollars of foreign aid authorized by Congress that is set to expire at the end of September. The article US judge blocks Trump from unilaterally cutting foreign aid funding appeared first on Stabroek News.

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6 d. ago Guatemalan document undercuts U.S. claims on child deportations

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Many family members of unaccompanied Guatemalan migrant children who are part of a group the Trump administration attempted to deport over the weekend did not want their children returned to Guatemala, according to an internal Guatemalan government report that contradicts assertions made by U.S. The article Guatemalan document undercuts U.S. claims on child deportations appeared first on Stabroek News.

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7 d. ago US military kills 11 people in strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela, Trump says

WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. military killed 11 people on Tuesday in a strike on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics, President Donald Trump said, in the first known operation since his administration’s recent deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean. Trump told reporters at the White House: “We just, over […] The post US military kills 11 people in strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela, Trump says appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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7 d. ago US military strikes vessel carrying drugs from Venezuela, Trump says

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. military attacked a vessel from Venezuela in the Caribbean today that was carrying illegal drugs, officials said, in the first known operation since the Trump administration’s recent surge of warships to the region. The article US military strikes vessel carrying drugs from Venezuela, Trump says appeared first on Stabroek News.

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1 week ago US builds up forces in Caribbean as officials, experts, ask why

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A large buildup of U.S. naval forces in and around the Southern Caribbean has officials in Caracas and experts in the United States asking: is the move aimed at combating drug cartels, as the Trump administration has suggested, or is it for something else entirely? The article US builds up forces in Caribbean as officials, experts, ask why appeared first on Stabroek News.

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2 w. ago Trump says US is conducting tariff investigation into furniture imports

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday his administration will conduct a “major” tariff investigation on furniture entering the United States, a step toward imposing higher duties on a sector already seeing tariff-fueled price increases. The article Trump says US is conducting tariff investigation into furniture imports appeared first on Stabroek News.

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2 w. ago Former CIA director Burns calls Trump firings of U.S. workers “a war on expertise”

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – William Burns, former CIA director and veteran U.S. diplomat, yesterday issued a scathing rebuke of the Trump administration’s mass firings of federal workers, saying they are aimed at stifling dissenting views and will harm U.S. The article Former CIA director Burns calls Trump firings of U.S. workers “a war on…expertise” appeared first on Stabroek News.

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2 w. ago Trump administration imposes new sanctions on four ICC judges, prosecutors

WASHINGTON/THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration yesterday imposed sanctions on two judges and two prosecutors at the International Criminal Court, as Washington ramped up its pressure on the war tribunal over its targeting of Israeli leaders and a past decision to investigate U.S. The article Trump administration imposes new sanctions on four ICC judges, prosecutors appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3 w. ago Trump administration revoked more than 6,000 student visas, State Dept says

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The administration of President Donald Trump has revoked more than 6,000 student visas for overstays and breaking the law, including a small minority for “support for terrorism,” a State Department official said yesterday .The The article Trump administration revoked more than 6,000 student visas, State Dept says appeared first on Stabroek News.

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4 w. ago US scales back human rights report; softens criticism of some Trump partner nations

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President  Donald Trump’s administration has scaled back a key U.S. The article US scales back human rights report; softens criticism of some Trump partner nations appeared first on Stabroek News.

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