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03/19/2026
US defends blocking Maduro and Flores legal defense funds
By Ricardo VazCARACAS, (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Trump administration has opposed a motion from Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores for the dismissal of US criminal charges on the grounds of the US Treasury blocking their legal defense funds.In a court filing, US Justi
03/19/2026
Grenada responds to US Visa Bond Program
“The government of Grenada is actively engaging with its United States counterparts to ensure that the interests of Grenadian nationals are fully understood and appropriately reflected in the implementation of this measure.” ~ GIS Grenada.By Caribbean News Global ST GEORGES, Grenada – On Wednesday,

03/19/2026
Carnival is an economic engine, says minister Bartlett
By: Ainsworth MorrisKINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – Tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett, has hailed Carnival in Jamaica as an economic engine generating billions of dollars for the economy, per research from the University of the West Indies (UWI) indicated that last year’s staging generated J$165.7 billio

03/19/2026
Avian influenza A (H5N1) in poultry, Cayman Islands
Early detection and genomic surveillance key to containing A(H5N1) in the Cayman IslandsGEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, (PAHO) – The recent detection of avian influenza A(H5N1) in poultry in the Cayman Islands put national preparedness to the test and offered important lessons for the Caribbean.Thanks

03/18/2026
St Thomas Governor Bryan orders fuel conservation measures
– First step to protect Virgin Islands amid global energy uncertaintyUSVI, St Thomas — As the government of the Virgin Islands monitors growing instability in global energy markets stemming from the war in Iran, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has directed executive branch agencies to immediately strength

03/18/2026
Justice department files case to revoke US Citizenship of Mastermind Behind Multimillion-Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, USA, (DOJ) – The US Department of Justice announced that it has filed and served a civil denaturalisation complaint in the US District Court in Baltimore, Maryland, against Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, a native of Nigeria who organised a vast conspiracy to steal identities and file fraudu

03/18/2026
US expands visa bonds to combat illegal overstay rates
Caribbean Citizenship by Investment and OECS/CARICOM islands included in the Visa Bond Program: Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, and Dominica. Cuba and Venezuela. WASHINGTON, USA – US Department of State is expanding its visa bond program to apply to a total of 50 countries on April 2 and will require

03/18/2026
Caribbean Construction Professionals receiving CVQ Certification in the building of Disaster-Resilient Homes
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CDEMA) – Construction professionals across the Caribbean are being certified to build disaster-resilient homes through training in a revised Caribbean Vocational Qualification – Construction Site Supervision (Level 3). This was developed through a partnership of the Caribbean
