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CARICOM | Persad-Bissessar's CARICOM Gamble: Can Trinidad and Tobago Afford to Bite the Hand That Feeds It?

Port of Spain's defiant posture on the Barnett reappointment row carries a reckless arithmetic — T&T extracts more from CARICOM's common market than any other member state, and no amount of sovereign bravado changes that ledger.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, May 13, 2026 - When Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told reporters that CARICOM is "free to expel us," she was performing the oldest trick in the Caribbean political playbook — projecting sovereign defiance to a domestic audience that loves nothing more than seeing its leader square up against a regional body.

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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Donald Trump has nominated longtime ally Kari Lake to be the next US ambassador to Jamaica.

JAMAICA | Trump Taps Kari Lake as US Ambassador to Jamaica

The former broadcast journalist and Arizona political firebrand is Washington’s pick for Kingston — but her record raises pointed questions about what America’s diplomatic priorities really are. KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 12,...
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CARIBBEAN | CARICOM Silence & Sovereignty

CARIBBEAN | CARICOM Silence & Sovereignty

While Washington bombs Caribbean waters and labels the dead “narco-terrorists,” the region’s leaders have chosen the silence of complicity. MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, May 9, 2026 - The body count is no...
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