Suriname’s Economic Affairs Minister to Share Vision Built on Offshore Oil at Caribbean Energy Week (CEW) 2026
PRESS RELEASE PARAMARIBO, Suriname, November 24, 2025/ — Suriname’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation, Andrew Baasaron, will join Caribbean Energy Week (CEW) 2026 as a key speaker, where he is expected to offer insights into the country’s long-term strategy amid one of the most significant energy transitions in its history. The inaugural
Weak infrastructure leaves Jamaican schools devastated in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
By Giselle Thompson & Meshia Brown The devastation in Jamaica caused by Hurricane Melissa exposed a harsh reality that’s been hidden in plain sight for decades — most schools were not structurally sound enough to sustain high winds, heavy rainfall and storm-surge flooding. Almost 800 government schools were designated as community shelters before Hurricane Melissa descended. More than 600 were
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms
By Tim Henderson In a tacit admission that U.S. food production requires foreign labor, the Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to employ guest workers from other countries. At the same time, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in recent months appears to be refraining from conducting agricultural workplace raids, even as it
Lukashenko Releases 31 Ukrainians Imprisoned In Belarus In US-Brokered Deal
By RFE/RL’s Belarus Belarusian authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko has pardoned and released 31 Ukrainian citizens who had been held in Belarus, a move Minsk said was part of an agreement reached with US President Donald Trump. Ukraine’s prisoner exchange coordination committee confirmed the action on November 22, saying it received the civilians from Belarusian authorities. “Women
With European Backing, Ukraine To Meet US Officials In Crucial Geneva Talks
By RFE/RL Ukrainian officials are set to meet with US counterparts in Geneva on November 23 to discuss President Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan — one that Kyiv’s allies have said is highly tilted in Russia’s favor. Ukraine’s European backers — led by Britain, France, and Germany, the so-called E3 — have expressed alarm over the
