Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Mexico | The Guardian
Controversial move follows flurry of executive actions including suspension of refugee resettlement programme US politics live – latest updates The Pentagon is set to deploy up to 1,500 active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border as part...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from NYT > Americas
Isolating U.S. companies from cartel activities could be almost impossible given that the criminal groups operate in sectors like agriculture and tourism, leaving some American businesses vulnerable to sanctions.Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
The new administration has also halted all refugee travel and processing, leaving thousands stranded as they wait to come to the US.Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
Trump says China operates the famous shipping lane and the US should take it back. Here's what we know about that.Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from The City Paper Bogotá » News
The humanitarian crisis in Catatumbo deepens as violence between the ELN and FARC dissidents forces 32,000 to flee. Critics of the dictatorship believe Maduro's regime is leveraging the ELN to establish dominance over Colombia’s border...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
At least 80 civilians have been killed amid a surge in rebel violence in the Catatumbo region.Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Mexico | The Guardian
From LNG to drilling in Alaska, here’s everything you need to know about Trump’s energy and climate executive orders Through a flurry of executive orders, a newly inaugurated Donald Trump has made clear his support for the ascendancy of...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from NYT > Americas
His administration would have more power to impose economic penalties and travel restrictions, and potentially even take military action inside foreign countries.Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
DAVOS, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino responded “be serious, be serious” today when asked in Davos whether he was concerned the U.S. The article ‘Be serious’, says Panama...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
(Trinidad Express) Three men were killed by police responding to reports of a robbery in central Trinidad late yesterday. The article Cops kill 3 suspected robbers in central Trinidad appeared first on Stabroek News .Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles Times
Worry spreads over what Trump's orders will mean for California immigrants. One in eight state residents are undocumented or live with a family member who is.Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles Times
Former President Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden are spending their first days after leaving the White House in Santa Barbara County.Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
Even presidential powers have their limits - and in some cases, Trump faces hurdles before his plans can become reality.Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Panama has alerted the United Nations – in a letter seen by Reuters yesterday – to U.S. The article At UN, Panama reminds Trump he should not be threatening force appeared first on Stabroek...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – On Monday night, President Donald Trump called for the State Department to label Mexican cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations,” a move that increases the reach of U.S. The article...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s newly nominated head of the planned 2025 COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem warned yesterday that President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Major global airlines are in talks with Gol GOLL4.SA The article Global airlines in talks with Brazil’s Gol as part of bankruptcy exit, report says appeared first on Stabroek News .Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s president emphasized yesterday that she will defend her nation’s sovereignty and independence but also pursue dialogue with U.S. The article Mexican leader stresses sovereignty, holds...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, (Reuters) – A protest leader in Martinique went on trial yesterday accused of trespassing on state property during cost-of-living demonstrations in a case his supporters say is another heavy-handed...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Mystery surrounds how and why St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis was chopped several times on Monday night and had to seek treatment at the St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital. Up to press time last night, the St Mary police were not able to...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Claims by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness that the current poor state of the country’s roads is mainly due to climate change, rather than the fault of the Government, was labelled as “nonsense” by Opposition Leader Mark Golding on...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Lawmakers on Tuesday criticised Sancia Bennett Templer, permanent secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, for the slow progress in enacting legislation to regulate the cannabis industry. The Cannabis...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Jamaican immigration advocates in the United States (US) have said that the executive order signed by President Donald Trump to halt birthright citizenship is red meat to his base but will have little or no effect as birthright...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) delegates in Manchester Southern have voted to retain Robert Chin as the party’s candidate in the upcoming polls, but concerns remain regarding his ability to hold on to the seat. Sixty-two per cent of the JLP...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
A senior Jamaican jurist at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is asserting that Jamaica has a legal obligation to adopt the regional court as its final appellate tribunal, noting that the country has had ample time to consider its...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
WESTERN BUREAU: The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) believes that the issue of court cases taking years to be completed, or disposed of without a full resolution, is rooted in citizens distancing themselves from...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from NYT > Americas
The president wants to begin renegotiating a U.S. trade deal with Canada and Mexico earlier than a scheduled 2026 review, people familiar with his thinking said.Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
Migrants' claims for US asylum have been blown into disarray by Trump's sweeping executive orders on the border.Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles Times
Musk made the gestures during a giddy speech celebrating Trump's return to power at a rally Monday at Capital One Arena in Washington.Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles Times
Immigrants rights groups are already contesting President Trump's sweeping executive orders aimed at combating illegal immigration.Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Latin America
President Donald J. Trump began taking decisive steps to implement his agenda hours after being sworn in. In the day since he's once again become President, Trump has signed more than 200 executive actions aimed at delivering on campaign...Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles Times
Mexico's President Sheinbaum says she will work with Trump on deportations, border issues and cartels, but laughs at his 'Gulf of America' order.Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles Times
Rioters who were convicted and imprisoned for their roles in the violent attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 were being released after receiving pardons and commutations from Trump.Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles Times
The president freed the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, disparaged California firefighters and welcomed the members of a new American oligarchy to Washington.Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from NYT > Americas
The case of Guatemala reveals how President Trump’s promised sweeps could change life outside the United States, too.Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from NYT > Americas
While much about the threatened tariffs is still unclear, experts predict they would be bad news for all three economies, with few winners.Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles Times
California, a coalition of other states and the city of San Francisco have sued the Trump administration over President Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship, calling it unconstitutional.Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from NYT > Americas
On Monday, President Trump took action to close the nation’s southern border and terminate a widely used app. Many migrants expressed despair, and some moved to cross the border anyway.Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Mexico | The Guardian
Donald Trump has stated the Gulf of Mexico will be renamed the Gulf of America. Residents of Coatzacoalcos on the Gulf of Mexico labelled the idea 'wrong' and 'absurd' Can Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America? Trump...Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
The new US President wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. How would that work?Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from The City Paper Bogotá » News
Violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has displaced 20,000 people amid clashes between ELN guerrillas and FARC dissidents. Humanitarian aid is overwhelmed as thousands flee to urban centers. Authorities report 100 fatalities, with...Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles Times
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the chief of the inaugural transition, acknowledged the difficulty of overseeing the handoff of power to President Trump in the site where his followers sought to overthrow election results.Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
(Trinidad Express) A relative of two brothers shot and killed near their home in Matelot on Sunday said the two victims’ refusal to join a gang in the area made them targets. The article Slain Trinidad brothers refused to join...Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
(Trinidad Guardian) hen professional pan player Leslie Jordano and his band received an invitation to perform at a high-profile event in October 1996, he had no idea it would lead to a memorable connection with billionaire businessman...Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles Times
President Trump signed executive orders Monday asserting that the U.S. government recognizes only two sexes that are "not changeable," and reversing Biden administration directives on LGBTQ+ rights.Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Latin America
President Trump issued sweeping executive actions on immigration, including suspending an app that allowed migrants to seek asylum at the border. It left migrants in Mexico facing despair.Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump yesterday revoked the Biden administration’s last-minute decision to remove Cuba from the U.S. The article Trump revokes Biden removal of Cuba from US state...Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday that his administration would likely stop buying oil from Venezuela and was looking “very strongly” at the South American country. The article Trump...Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
Statement from the Leader of the Opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar I sincerely congratulate President Trump on his historic inauguration, his entire government, and the American people on this truly great day for their democracy. The...Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from NYT > Americas
Several chafed at his plans as President Trump enacted immigration measures affecting their countries and vowed to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada.