Medellín, Colombia – As Hurricane Maria rampaged through Puerto Rico – the deadliest to hit the island in modern history – Nicole González, a Boricua living in the diaspora, was working on the Mars Rover at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. She lost contact with her family in Puerto Rico for two weeks as the island […]
As Venezuela’s oil abruptly disappears, Cuba’s streets fill again with gasoline lines, dark humor, and quiet fear, exposing how a geopolitical shock becomes a daily survival test for ordinary people, retirees, and workers already living on the edge of scarcity. When Caracas Turns Off the Tap Under the brutal Havana sun, perched on his motorcycle […]
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) invites the Caribbean Internet community to participate in the first ICANN Near You event for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. The event will take place from 3 to 5 February 2026 in Georgetown, Guyana. The inaugural event offers an […]
CARIBPR WIRE, MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 28, 2026: ibex (NASDAQ: IBEX), a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and AI-powered customer engagement technology solutions, is proud to be ranked in the Top 10 Best Places to Work for Service Professionals in the Caribbean and Central America by Great Place to Work ® . This prestigious honor underscores ibex’s industry-leading culture and […]
Marco Rubio says U.S. may use force again in Venezuela if Delcy Rodríguez “does not cooperate” Wednesday, January 28th 2026 – 08:56 UTC The hearing will be Rubio’s first public appearance before Congress focused on Venezuela since the U.S. military operation of Jan. 3 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will tell the […]
Lula and Chile’s president-elect Kast meet for the first time in Panama ahead of ‘Latin Davos’ forum Wednesday, January 28th 2026 – 09:49 UTC Kast argued that cooperation between Chile and Brazil “can lead the change our region needs” Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chile’s president-elect José Antonio Kast held […]
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Jan. 28, 2026: Trinidad-born rapper Nicki Minaj seems to be now officially MAGA. Minaj is set to appear alongside the U.S. President at a U.S. Treasury Department summit today to mark the launch of a new tax-advantaged savings program known as “Trump Accounts,” underscoring the growing involvement of high-profile […]
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Jan. 28, 2026: The families of two Trinidad and Tobago nationals killed last year during a U.S. military strike in Caribbean waters have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the United States government, arguing the Caribbean killings were unlawful because no armed conflict existed. MV-22 Osprey aircraft are parked on […]
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Wildfires continue to rage in southern Argentina, burning tens of thousands of hectares of forest in the Patagonia and Chubut provinces. According to the governor of Chubut, Ignacio Torres, over 400 firefighters, healthcare workers and security forces are in the area to support fire suppression efforts, which were hampered over the […]
Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marks Holocaust Memorial Day Tuesday, January 27th 2026 – 22:47 UTC The Assembly placed the message in a current global context, warning that discrimination — including antisemitism — is becoming “more widespread globally.” The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January, joining people and governments […]