DLP defers to CARICOM on Venezuelan crisis Sheria Brathwaite05/01/20260498 views The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has declined to comment directly on the US removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, instead emphasising the need for a coordinated regional response. The party… Read more
Airlines scramble to add Caribbean flights after airspace restrictions strand tens of thousands of travellers Barbados Today04/01/202601.7K views Airlines scrambled to add dozens of extra flights for tens of thousands of stranded travellers throughout the Eastern Caribbean on Sunday after the US Federal Aviation Administration’s flight restrictions in… Read more
Caricom bureau urges peaceful dialogue as US action heightens regional concern Barbados Today04/01/20260189 views The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) has assured that every effort is being made to ensure the safety and security of citizens… Read more
US action in Venezuela sets ‘catastrophic precedent’ for small states, warns group Barbados Today04/01/20260605 views The Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (Barbados) has condemned the United States’ military intervention in Venezuela, warning that the action carries serious consequences for Caribbean and other developing nations.… Read more
Barbados already feeling fallout from Venezuela crisis – PM Shanna Moore03/01/202606.7K views Barbados is already experiencing tangible fallout from the escalating crisis in Venezuela, Prime Minister Mia Mottley said on Saturday, as flight disruptions, cruise challenges and concerns over stranded travellers emerged… Read more
No reports of Barbadians injured in Venezuela, says Mottley Shanna Moore03/01/20260261 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has assured the public that there are currently no reports of Barbadians being injured in Venezuela following the United States’ military operation that resulted in the… Read more
Trump says US will temporarily assume control of Venezuela, target oil sales after Maduro capture Barbados Today03/01/20260346 views President Donald Trump is insisting the US government would run Venezuela, at least temporarily, and would tap Venezuela’s vast oil reserves to sell “large amounts” to other countries. The announcements… Read more
Hundreds of flights disrupted amid fallout from US military operation in Venezuela Barbados Today03/01/202603.5K views Airlines cancelled flights throughout the Caribbean on Saturday following U.S. strikes on Venezuela after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered commercial aircraft to avoid airspace in parts of the region. President Donald… Read more
Maduro and wife to be charged in US; Caricom, world react to US military action Barbados Today03/01/20260912 views Caricom is said to be “actively monitoring” the situation in Venezuela following reports of the arrest and removal of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife during US military action. The… Read more
National emergency declared in Venezuela as US conducts strikes, reportedly captures Maduro and wife Barbados Today03/01/20260475 views US President Donald Trump has announced that the US carried out a “large-scale strike against Venezuela” and that President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been captured and removed from… Read more