Puerto Rico Panel Drops the Criminal Case Against a Former Elections Chief
Special prosecutors found the evidence too weak to charge. The file has been sent on for possible administrative review instead.
September 12, 2026Section
Caribbean
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Has Cut Its Economic Outlook for St Kitts and Nevis
The regional central bank revised its projection amid fiscal pressures. St Kitts runs a currency it does not control and...
September 12, 2026
Bahamian Domestic Violence Reports Are Up More Than 125% While Overall Crime Falls
Armed robberies rose 25% over the same period. Both increases sit inside a headline decline in the Bahamas overall reported...
September 12, 2026
Jamaica’s Bond Buyback Targeted US$2.33 Billion and Got Back a Fifth
Investors offered US$476.6 million against a target of roughly US$2.33 billion. Holders of the highest-coupon bond had the least reason...
September 12, 2026
Jamaica Arrivals Fell Almost a Quarter in August and the Closed Hotels Are the Reason
International arrivals at Sangster fell to 166,325 from 217,849. The airport's commercial director says traffic depends on closed hotels reopening.
September 12, 2026
Trinidad and Tobago Frees 31 Emergency Detainees as Wage Deadline Looms
Trinidad and Tobago released 31 preventive-detention detainees as the state of emergency winds down — and gave the PSA union...
September 11, 2026
Amazon Cargo Plane Was Too Fast Before Deadly Miami Crash, NTSB Data Shows
NTSB recorder data shows a pilot warned of excessive speed before Amazon Air Flight 7598 from San Juan overran a...
September 11, 2026
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico in Lima, Peru: Salsa’s ‘University’ Plays Two Shows in One Night on September 18, 2026
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico plays two shows at Lima's Gran Teatro Nacional on September 18, 2026 — the...
September 11, 2026
Trinidad and Tobago Decides on Extending State of Emergency
Trinidad and Tobago's National Security Council decides on 11 September whether to extend the state of emergency beyond its 17...
September 11, 2026