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On Thursday December 4th, 2025, Brooklyn borough president Antonio Reynoso announced that he will run for a New York City congressional seat being vacated by Representative Nydia M. Velázquez. The 42-year-old is the first candidate to declare to run for the NY-7 seat. Two weeks ago, Velázquez announced that she would not seek reelection next year. The 72-year-old has served […More]

On Thursday November 24, 2025, while most American were celebrating Thanksgiving, Vincentians were feverishly voting in their 2025 national elections. Dr. Godwin Friday leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) was sworn in on Friday (11/28/25) as St Vincent’s 5th Prime Minister since its 1979 independence, after winning a tightly contested electoral race against long-serving former Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, […More]

PM admits US military in Tobago, assisting with radar surveillance upgrades. One day after saying there were no United States Marines in the country, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar confirmed that a new radar is being installed by the United States in Tobago to monitor activities inside and outside Trinidad and Tobago. Speaking to reporters after distributing laptops at the Penal […More]

Diaspora Members Urged to Support Adopt-A-Clinic Program Members of the Jamaican Diaspora are being urged to support the Adopt-A-Clinic Program, by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The Minister said this would represent a meaningful contribution to primary healthcare, in the ongoing rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Melissa. Addressing a recent virtual meeting, hosted by the Embassy […More]

On Wednesday (11/26/25) at least 13 people died and dozens of others were injured as a massive fire engulfed a residential apartment high-rise complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. The residential complex comprised of 2000 apartments with over 5000 residences.   The fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po at 2:51 pm on Wednesday, according to a […More]

Indonesia to provide scholarships for Guyanese students in agriculture field. Indonesia has committed to providing scholarships for Guyanese students in the agriculture sector. The commitment was made during a meeting today between Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha and Agus Priono, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, a statement from the ministry noted. The discussion focused on enhancing capacity and strengthening […More]

Russia, China Respond to Trump’s Venezuela Strikes. U.S. Navy forces conducted lethal strikes on three suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling speedboats in international waters off the Caribbean coast on November 3, killing at least six crew members and escalating bilateral hostilities. Venezuela labeled the operation an “act of war” and filed protests at the United Nations. Russia reportedly dispatched military advisors to […More]

Top officials present Trump with military options for Venezuela in coming days Senior military officials on Wednesday presented President Trump with updated options for potential operations in Venezuela, including strikes on land, according to multiple sources familiar with the meetings at the White House. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine and other […More]

DREAM Drives Eric Adams from the Mayoral Race (Again) Calls for investigation into billionaire Trump donors Having driven Jim Walden from the race, DREAM (Don’t Re-elect Eric or Andrew for Mayor) has succeeded in driving Eric Adams out again as well. Earlier this year, the disgraced Mayor dropped from the Democratic primary soon after DREAM launched its initial campaign and […More]