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Trump Erroneously Thinks Killing Suspected Smugglers Is the Key to Winning the Drug War

Until now, the president concedes, interdiction has been "totally ineffective." Blowing up drug boats won't change that reality.

Reason · Oct 17, 2025

US sanctions former Haitian security head, gang leader for aiding gang coalition

The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on the former head of Haitian presidential security when the leader of the Caribbean nation was assassinated and the head of a Haitian gang

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025

US has seized survivors of attack on alleged narco-sub in Caribbean

In the six attacks on similar vessels launched by Trump, this is the first where any survivors have been reported

The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2025

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US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP source says

Two U.S. officials have confirmed to The Associated Press that the U.S. military has carried out a sixth, deadly strike in the Caribbean

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025

Rand Paul Again Slams Trump Admin's Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats In New Senate Attempt To Prevent Attacks: 'War Powers Reside With Congress'

Republican Sen. Rand Paul again criticized the Trump administration's strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, part of its broader pressure campaign against the Venezuelan regime, as he spearheads a new initiative to prevent the government from bypassing Congress with such actions.

Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025

'Perfect Murder': Family of Trinidadian Fisherman Killed in U.S. Strike in the Caribbean Demands Proof From Trump

The family of Chad Joseph, a 26-year-old fisherman from Trinidad and Tobago, has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of committing what they called a "perfect murder" after Joseph was reportedly killed in an American military strike on a boat in the southern Caribbean this week.

Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025

U.S. Ambassador To The UN Claims Pressure Campaign Against Venezuela Is 'Consistent With The Law Of Armed Conflict'

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz claimed on Friday that the Trump administration's pressure campaign against Venezuela in the Caribbean is "consistent with the law of armed conflict and Article 51 of the UN Charter."

Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025

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‘Trump is killing poor people’: Caribbean village mourns victim of US strike

Relatives of Trinidadian man believed killed in US military strike on alleged drug boat say he was denied due process

The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2025

Venezuela Deploys Troops, Reports Of New US Boat Strike

Venezuela deployed thousands of troops near the Colombian border on Thursday in response to the US military buildup in the Caribbean, where US media reported a new strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat.

International Business Times · Oct 17, 2025

Evidence of catastrophic medieval tsunami in Caribbean reveals future risk to British Virgin Islands

Findings can support ongoing efforts to prepare for future Caribbean tsunamis, scientists say

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025

US strikes another suspected drug boat boat in Caribbean, this time leaving survivors: reports

At least 27 people have been killed in U.S. strikes against alleged trafficking boats so far

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025

'This Is The Caribbean, Peace And Love': Trinidadians On US Boat Strikes

Trinidad and Tobago was in shock Thursday over the reported deaths of two local men in a US strike on a suspected drug boat, the latest of Venezuela's neighbors to become sucked into Washington's pressure campaign.

International Business Times · Oct 17, 2025

US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela

Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years

The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2025

Colombian President Petro Says U.S. Must Be Taken To The UN Security Council After Latest Strike Against Alleged Drug Boat

Colombian President Gustavo Petro again criticized U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, saying the country "must be taken to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly"

Latin Times · Oct 15, 2025

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Latin Times · Oct 15, 2025

Cartels Increasingly Using Cargo Vessels To Smuggle Drugs As Trump Admin's Strikes Against Vessels Ramp Up

Drug cartels are increasingly changing the ways in which they send narcotics to the U.S. as the Trump administration continues its deployment to the Caribbean and its strikes against vessels allegedly carrying illegal substances

Latin Times · Oct 14, 2025

Cartels Are Reportedly Changing Their Smuggling Routes To Avoid U.S. Warship Deployment In The Caribbean

Drug cartels in the Caribbean are reportedly adapting their smuggling routes to avoid the deployment of U.S. warships in the region, according to a new report

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

Trump boasts about bombing another Venezuelan ‘drug boat’ in the Caribbean. Smugglers have just found new routes

The Trump administration has not provided evidence to suggest the boats it has been targeting in strikes were carrying narcotics

International Business Times · Oct 13, 2025

Top Venezuelan Official Issues Threat To U.S.: 'We'll Eat Them Alive'

Top Venezuelan official Diosdado Cabello made a new threat to the U.S. as tensions between the countries remain high, with Washington deploying 10,000 troops to the Caribbean

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Latin Times · Oct 11, 2025

Top Venezuelan Official Issues Threat To U.S.: 'We'll Eat Them Alive'

Top Venezuelan official Diosdado Cabello made a new threat to the U.S. as tensions between the countries remain high, with Washington deploying 10,000 troops to the Caribbean

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2025

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The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025

New report finds hunger rising in Haiti as government pledges a quick response

Haiti’s government has pledged to respond quickly to growing hunger in the troubled Caribbean country as a new report warns that more than half the population is experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025

Royal Caribbean reveals new immersive dining and theatre shows for Legend of the Seas cruise ship

Legend of the Seas will start sailing from July 2026 with plenty of new features for guests

Latin Times · Oct 10, 2025

Russia and China Back Venezuela's Call for U.N. Security Council Meeting Over U.S. Military Escalation

Russia and China have backed Venezuela's request for an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council to address what Caracas called a "grave escalation of U.S. military aggression" in the Caribbean

Latin Times · Oct 10, 2025

Ex-Biden Security Official Says U.S. Troop Deployment Near Venezuela 'Looks, Walks and Talks Like Regime Change Preparation'

A former Biden administration official warns the actions taken under the Trump administration in the name of fighting drug cartels resemble a regime‑change operation.

Latin Times · Oct 10, 2025

Cuba Warns of 'Real and Imminent' Threats to Peace And Urges International Action Against U.S. Escalation in Venezuela

Cuba warned that U.S. military operations in the Caribbean pose "real and imminent dangers" to regional peace and called on the international community to mobilize

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