Hundreds of flights disrupted amid fallout from US military operation in Venezuela Barbados Today03/01/202603.6K 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 Today03/01/20260916 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
US forces stop another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela Barbados Today21/12/20250177 views WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues… Read more
Consider airspace around Venezuela closed, Trump says Barbados Today29/11/20250415 views US President Donald Trump has said that the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed. “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND… Read more
T&T pushes back against Venezuela: ‘We do not respond well to threats’ Barbados Today17/09/20250521 views We do not respond well to threats at all. This was the defiant stance taken by Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Sean Sobers during a telephone interview with Guardian Media,… Read more
Venezuela says US navy raided a tuna boat in the Caribbean as tensions rise Barbados Today14/09/20250626 views CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday,… Read more
Trump says countries that buy Venezuelan oil will face 25% tariff Barbados Today24/03/202501.6K views President Donald Trump said Monday he would be placing a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela as well as… Read more
Statement by CARICOM | Incursion by Venezuela into Guyana’s Territorial Waters Barbados Today01/03/202501K views “All such acts of aggression and provocation are contrary to international law and the 2023 Argyle Declaration”. Earlier today, March 1, 2025, CARICOM was informed by the President of Guyana,… Read more
Biden gives 600,000 Venezuelans more time in US Barbados Today12/01/202501.1K views The United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday that approximately 600,000 Venezuelans residing in the US will be allowed to stay legally for another 18 months. The… Read more