Washington’s empire-speak meets Havana’s revolutionary resolve — and the Caribbean is caught in the crossfire
“We will fight, we will struggle, we will resist, we will transform — and above all adversity and imperial threats, we will rise and triumph.”
— President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Havana, February 24, 2026HAVANA/WASHINGTON - February 27, 2026 - The audacity was breathtaking, even by Donald Trump’s standards. Standing on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, minutes before boarding Marine One for a Texas trip, the American president casually mused about absorbing a sovereign Caribbean nation as though he were negotiating a real estate deal. “Maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba,” Trump told reporters, adding for emphasis: “We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba.” He did not elaborate. He rarely does.
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Holness Speaks for the Caribbean. Persad-Bissessar Speaks for Washington.
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A Florida-registered vessel fires on Cuban Border Guards in Cuban waters. Forty Caribbean fishermen are killed by U.S. drone strikes. A U.S. warship sits in St. Kitts harbour. Marco Rubio...
Opposition fires back as Minister's attack on Jamaicans for Justice exposes a troubling instinct to silence accountability
By WiredJa Staff | Kingston, Jamaica | February 25, 2026
In a democracy, the Minister...
Central bank trims benchmark rate to 5.50 per cent as inflation cools faster than expected — but warns that post-storm spending could yet rekindle price pressures.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA — February 24,...
By WiredJa | February 24, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 24, 2026 - In a ruling that sends ripples through Guyana's legal and political landscape, Acting Chief Justice Navindra A. Singh on...
JAMAICA | The Silence We Cannot Afford: AJ Nicholson and the Case for Caribbean Solidarity with Cuba
A former foreign minister dares to say what regional leaders whisper behind closed doors — and the moment may be riper than ever
There is a particular kind of courage required...