CIA director warns of Venezuela weapons transfers
WASHINGTON – CIA Director Mike Pompeo said on Thursday there are large caches of weapons in Venezuela and a risk of them falling into the wrong hands as the country grapples with an economic crisis and street More...
US Forward Operating Location Treaty extended
THE HAGUE - The Forward Operating Location (FOL) Treaty between the Dutch Kingdom and the Government of the United States (US) under which the US carries out counter-narcotics operations at Curaçao’s Hato Airport More...
US issues travel warning for Europe
WASHINGTON - On Monday, the Department of State issued a travel advisory alerting US citizens to the continued threat of terrorist attacks throughout Europe. This travel alert expires on September 1, 2017. According More...
New emails show Clinton Foundation-State Dept Haiti links
WASHINGTON - Washington-based watchdog group, Judicial Watch, on Tuesday released 894 pages of new US State Department documents, including previously unreleased email exchanges between former secretary of state More...
Venezuelan crude sales to the U.S. declined again in March
HOUSTON - Venezuelan crude oil sales to the United States declined in March for the third month in a row this year to 651,710 barrels per day due to falling exports of main grade Merey, according to Thomson Reuters More...
Evidence mounts of flawed US State Department Caribbean report
WASHINGTON - There is a growing body of evidence that the 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) published last month by the US State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law More...
Travel to US while being convicted
US Consulate General Curaçao Dear Sirs, I read about a short visit from former Curaçao Prime Minister Mr. Gerrit Schotte to Miami, last week. I find this strange, as Mr. Gerrit Schotte (whose house was raìded More...
Climate change solutions can’t wait for US leadership
BRIDGETOWN – From tourism-dependent nations like Barbados to those rich with natural resources like Guyana, climate change poses one of the biggest challenges for the countries of the Caribbean. Nearly all of More...
Oil slumps to lowest this year as traders focus on record supply
HOUSTON - Investors are finally taking record U.S. oil stockpiles seriously. Oil slumped the most in more than a year after government data showed production cuts from OPEC and other exporters have not been enough More...
Southwest Airlines boosts service to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN – Southwest Airlines will extend its itinerary of flights to Puerto Rico beginning June 4. It will begin a direct route to San Juan from Chicago Midway International Airport and increase the frequency More...
