The stiff tariffs President Trump briefly imposed on Mexico and Canada this week could have pushed those allies into recession. The impact for America would be messy.
Many imports from Canada and Mexico will be exempt from tariffs, as the president quickly reversed a sweeping trade action taken just two days ago after market turmoil.
President Trump suspended tariffs for both countries after Mexico’s leader presented her security successes, and after U.S. markets fell and business leaders urged the White House to change course.
American officials, including in the C.I.A., are concerned about mass closures hampering national security work. And China has overtaken the United States in global diplomatic footprint.
Ryan Wedding, 43, wanted for role in billion-dollar cross-border drug trafficking operation and several homicides Authorities in the United States have offered a $10m reward for information that leads to the arrest of a Canadian former...
US president paused tariffs on Mexican products covered by USMCA and later stayed tariffs on many Canadian imports Donald Trump pulled back from his trade war with Canada and Mexico on Thursday, temporarily delaying tariffs on many goods...
A long-lost Spanish fort, San Matías, has been rediscovered submerged in Cartagena Bay, Colombia. Built in 1567 to defend the city, the fort was dismantled in 1626. The discovery opens new insights into the region's colonial defense system.
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent defends the new administration’s aggressive trade strategy Buying cheap products is “not the essence of the American dream”, Donald Trump ’s top economic official has declared, amid warnings that the US...
Citing financial problems, Hunter Biden this week asked a federal judge to drop the laptop hacking lawsuit he filed against a former Trump administration aide in 2023.
It could be as little as four months, say analysts, as Europe scrambles to plug the hole in support left by President Trump’s suspension of military aid.
ACAPULCO, Mexico, (Reuters) – Clerical workers in an Acapulco courthouse heard the shots ring out as they were wrapping up their workday. The article After a murder, cartels loom over Mexico’s new system of electing judges...
(Trinidad Guardian) Relatives of murdered businesswoman Bibi Zamilla Swamber are calling on the police and those in authority to step up crime-fighting efforts in the country. The article Relatives of murdered Trinidad businesswoman call...
(Trinidad Guardian) An argument over a dance with a young woman on Carnival Tuesday ended with the murder of a national youth boxer. The article Trinidad youth boxer killed in Carnival argument appeared first on Stabroek News .
The Trump administration is impeding the National Institutes of Health-backed science that enabled treatment of retinoblastoma, a rare childhood eye cancer.
London and the rest of the country rely heavily on tourists from the United States, particularly California and greater New York. But their numbers have fallen.
Isidora Uribe Silva tried as a teen to promote inclusive spaces for girls, women and disabled people in Chile. She has taken her mission to the U.N. and beyond.
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed a deal led by U.S. The article Trump hails ‘reclaiming’ of Panama Canal after BlackRock-led group’s deal to buy stake appeared first on Stabroek News .
(Reuters) – Brazil will use its presidency of the annual United Nations global climate talks to press for multilateralism and respect for science, COP30 President-Designate Andre Aranha Correa do Lago said on Wednesday in a...
With a 225 per cent increase in break-ins in at least one section of St Andrew, citizens’ associations, and the police are working to empower residents to be nosey and safeguard each other. Up to February 28, the police had recorded 157...
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) expansion of routes outside of the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) reflects the commitment of the Jamaican Government to providing safe, reliable,...
Mental health issues continue to be a taboo topic among men, despite studies revealing that men are more susceptible to mental health issues such as depression and anxiety in comparison to women, thus making them more likely to resort to...
Western Bureau: Some stakeholders in Trelawny are now breathing a collective sigh of relief as the roadway from Duncans to Clark’s Town, arguably the most challenging roadway in the entire parish, is now being rehabilitated, thanks to a...
WESTERN BUREAU: With the empanelling of a jury for the trial of the three police officers implicated in the death of Mario Deane finally taking place, human-rights lobby Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is calling for an examination of the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite ongoing efforts to get the National Identification System (NIDS) fully operational as soon as possible, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, chairman of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), says NIDS...
The president said he would pause a 25 percent tariff on cars coming from Canada and Mexico under a trade pact for one month, while other levies stay in place.
Nearly 332 million people visited America's national parks last year, a record high. That popularity hasn't shielded the agency from the Elon Musk team's purge of the federal workforce.
The CFPB has dropped a lawsuit accusing Zelle and its bank backers of failing to clamp down on fraud. It's Trump administration's latest move to drop enforcement actions.
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government made major concessions — and delivered results — to avert President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs. He imposed them anyway.
CEO Lawson Whiting calls Canada’s move ‘disproportionate response’ to levies imposed by Trump administration Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman’s CEO Lawson Whiting said on Wednesday Canadian provinces taking US liquor off store shelves...
After a call with top executives at GM, Ford and Stellantis, president approves one-month exemption from tariffs US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has temporarily spared carmakers from sweeping US tariffs on goods from...
Trump repeated false claims he made on the campaign trail, including that Biden secretly flew migrants into the U.S. and that many immigrants are violent criminals.
"There will not be submission," President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday, adding she hopes to speak to Trump this week. "Mexicans are valiant and strong."
The high court, by a 5-4 vote, turned down an appeal from President Trump's lawyers on Wednesday on the disbursement of nearly $2 billion in foreign funds.
The Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro has banned prominent Colombian Grammy-winning artists, including Juanes, Carlos Vives, Maluma, and Silvestre Dangond, from entering the country. The ba announced by Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s...
An expert in the automotive industry says factories may shut down in days as costs skyrocket and President Trump disrupts decades of economic integration with steep tariffs.
PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said this morning that U.S. The article Panama president says Trump lied about Panama Canal’s ‘reclaiming’ appeared first on Stabroek News .
A top administration official said that, without new declines in overdose deaths, tariffs on Canada and Mexico were appropriate. But the kind of real-time data he demanded doesn’t exist.
(Trinidad Express) Carnival celebrations along the Western Main Road in St James came to an abrupt end last evening after gunfire erupted, resulting in a Venezuelan man being killed and three other people, including two women, being...
(Trinidad Express) The murder of a beloved mother figure in the Enterprise community caused shock and outrage yesterday, with the victim’s family and neighbours calling for relief from violent crime. The article Beloved Trinidad inn...