Minister Sobers’ diplomatic balancing act

As Min­is­ter of For­eign and Cari­com Af­fairs, Sean Sobers leads one of the Gov­ern­ment’s most de­mand­ing port­fo­lios—re­quir­ing both diplo­mat­ic fi­nesse and po­lit­i­cal judge­ment. Amid height­ened geopo­lit­i­cal ten­sion, with...

Trump warns of swift U.S. military action in Nigeria

Published on: November 2, 2025 5:13 PM U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened possible military action in Nigeria, warning that Washington will act “fast and viciously” if the West African nation fails to protect its Christian population. In a...

A Children’s Music Crash Course for the Venezuelan Diaspora

On July 1st of this year, I gave birth to a Venezuelan… in Italy. As my daughter grows up in the diaspora, I want to help her feel connected to her father’s homeland. When I asked my husband to teach me some songs from his childhood, he claimed he...

CNN verifica: 18 afirmaciones falsas que Trump hizo en su entrevista con “60 Minutes”

Por Daniel Dale, CNN El presidente de EE.UU. Donald Trump llenó su más reciente entrevista en “60 Minutes” con una amplia variedad de afirmaciones falsas, la gran mayoría de ellas previamente desmentidas. Contamos al menos 18 declaraciones...

U.S. Military Strike Ordered by Trump Kills Three on Drug Smuggling Boat in Caribbean

U.S. forces, acting on President Donald Trump’s orders, killed three suspected drug traffickers in a Caribbean Sea operation targeting cross-border narcotics networks. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that American forces, acting...

Fear of deportation triggers Venezuelan exodus from Trinidad and Tobago

News Grevic Alvarado 2 Hrs Ago FLASHBACK: Venezuelans assemble in front of the Immigration building on Henry Street, Port of Spain, waiting to update their work permits in May 2023. - Grevic Alvarado MIGRANT tensions in TT reached their peak last...

UN Ambassador Mike Waltz Cut Off by Cuban Foreign Minister During Speech, But Then Hits Him With A Savage Comeback

United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz had his speech in front of the body interrupted Tuesday by a minister from Cuba, but Waltz took the chance to remind his audience what that regime stands for. Waltz was speaking before the United Nations as...

DOJ Says Trump Can Legally Continue Military Strikes Against Suspected Drug Smugglers At Sea: Report

President Donald Trump can reportedly legally continue military strikes against suspected drug smugglers at sea, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. War Powers Resolution This announcement comes despite a 60-day limit on unauthorized...

Penny’s breathtaking hypocrisy

AT A TIME when Trinidad and Tobago is standing firm in defence of its sovereignty and the safety of its citizens, it is both shocking and disgraceful that Opposition Leader Penny Beckles would choose to sit with emissaries of Nicolás Maduro’s...

Michael Goodwin: A Zohran Mamdani mayoralty would mean a long, sour decline for NYC

As a young reporter at The New York Times, I had the good fortune of working with an experienced political editor named Sheldon Binn. A wounded veteran of World War II, he explained the simple yardstick he used to judge politicians. “The only...

Sturge: Trinidad and Tobago not on high alert over Venezuela, US conflict

News Corey Connelly 3 Hrs Ago Minister of Defence Wayne Sturge. - File photo DEFENCE MINISTER Wayne Sturge claims this country is not on high alert in relation to any military operation or hostilities with neighbouring Venezuela. “There is no...

Senator Claims Democrats Excluded From Briefing On US Military Strikes Off South America | Trump

President Donald Trump's administration held a Republicans-only briefing about US strikes on alleged drug vessels near Venezuela, in what one senior Democrat called a dangerous trend of increasing partisanship in national security. "This is not...

Maduro seeks Russian, Chinese, and Iranian military aid amid US buildup

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has reached out to Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran in a bid to strengthen his country’s military capacity amid a growing U.S. presence in the Caribbean. Internal U.S. intelligence documents reported by The...

Trump’s Search For A Winnable War Lands In Nigeria -By Stephen Akanbi

In a stunning move that has United States politicians scrambling for their atlases and world leaders checking their calendars to confirm that it is not April the 1st, President Donald J. Trump has issued a grave threat to our beloved sovereign...

Why Is the US Attacking ‘Cartels’ That Don’t Exist?

US authorities have said recent missile strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean — and now in the Pacific — are targeting “cartels” and “narco-terrorists.” But the reality of these organizations is that they are dispersed networks...

Bill Cotterell: Florida lawmakers can’t force respect and loyalty

Two Florida Republican lawmakers have proposed bills to mandate displays of respect and loyalty. One bill would require public universities to rename streets after the late conservative leader Charlie Kirk. Another bill would force public school...

Trump denies plans for military strikes inside Venezuela

US President Donald Trump explicitly denied reports of planned military strikes inside Venezuela on Friday, stating he had made no such decision. When questioned aboard Air Force One about whether he was considering attacks within the South...

Taking Stock of America’s Slide to Autocracy

President Donald Trump on October 29, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.) This is the latest edition of “Diamond on Democracy,” a series by American Purpose at Persuasion. To receive future installments into your inbox—plus more great...

Tracking US strikes in the Caribbean

Since September 2, the United States has carried out an ongoing military campaign in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific, striking numerous boats it alleges are “drug carrying vessels” and killing dozens of alleged ‘narco-traffickers’ in the process....

Mamdani leans into Sarsour support, Muslim faith & ‘Islamophobia’ claims in campaign finale

One of Zohran Mamdani’s final rallies in New York City centered on his Islamic identity as he rallied Muslim voters and condemned the alleged “Islamophobia” against him, while his campaign thanked a group closely linked both to the NYC mayoral...