US announces new PDVSA sanctions
WASHINGTON - Last Friday, the Trump administration introduced new sanctions on the Venezuelan government that will make it more difficult for state-run oil firm PDVSA to access foreign investment. PDVSA is heavily More...
Cuba cites progress in US relations, but with embargo still in force, ‘there is a long way ahead’
NEW YORK - Noting that a little more than a year has elapsed since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, and while “some progress” has been achieved in bilateral relations, More...
Curaçao instead of Aruba – USA Today Hot and Hotter list
WILLEMSTAD – USA Today published today the 10 best emerging destinations that are kind to your wallet and your time. For years Aruba has been considered a more popular destination than Curaçao. To our amazement More...
USFOL Hosts “Operation Pet Care” at Dierenasiel Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - On March 11, 2016, the U.S. Forward Operating Location (USFOL) hosted "Operation Pet Care" for 56 abandoned animals during a visit to Dierenasiel Curaçao. USFOL volunteers spent the morning cleaning More...
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Boston Globe: “Curacao offers up a paradise of plenty”
WILLEMSTAD — As I walked across the Queen Emma Floating Bridge, it swayed under my feet. This bridge connects Punda (“the point”) and the Otrobana (“the other side”) in downtown Willemstad. With the sound More...
US warns travelers for Curaçao in connection with Zika virus
WASHINGTON, WILLEMSTAD - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put Curaçao on the warning list of countries where Zika prevails. The list includes countries where travelers are advised to More...
Venezuela delivers protest to the USA for airspace violation
CARACAS, WILLEMSTAD - Venezuelan Foreign Ministry handed a protest note to the American Charge d''Affaires in Caracas, Lee Mclenny due to the incursion of an American aircraft in the airspace of this country, that More...
Washington made a change to its tax law, and Caribbean countries aren’t happy about it
Faced with outrage from over a dozen otherwise placid Caribbean nations, D.C. officials are backtracking on a plan to openly call out countries it says allow big U.S. businesses to skip out on paying local taxes. At More...
Amnesty International joins call for US to lift Cuba embargo
WASHINGTON, United States – The United Nations vote last Friday to lift the US embargo on Cuba is a strong message to the United States President Barack Obama and Congress about the dire human rights impact of More...
Former American cop jailed for Jamaican lottery scam
NORTH CAROLINA, U.S. – Dominic Hugh Smith, a former police officer and security agent, was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to his role in a Jamaican-based fraudulent lottery scam that targeted mostly More...
