Trinidad and Tobago

Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago announced the discovery on Sunday of a plastic bag containing more than $75,000 worth of cocaine washed up on a beach near the spot where a mysterious ship capsized this month, causing an oil spill that affected about ten miles of Tobago’s coastline.

Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of national emergency this weekend after a mysterious “ghost ship” caused a large offshore oil spill that affected the island nation’s shores.

President Joe Biden failed to recognize Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago at a graduation ceremony at Howard University on Saturday, during which he warned of the dangers of white supremacy.

Rap superstar Nicki Minaj slammed journalists Friday for “harassing” and “threatening” her family, sharing purported text message screenshots to her massive social media accounts and escalating the alarming rhetoric by telling one reporter “your days are fucking numbered.”

The outrage mob has come for Michael B. Jordan, “Black Panther” and “Creed” star, and a Black Lives Matter marcher. Jordan buckled to backlash this week and says he will rename his new rum line, J’Ouvert, after being accused of cultural appropriation.

At least 14 Venezuelans drowned this weekend attempting to escape the socialist country on a raft off the eastern state of Sucre, local authorities confirmed Monday.

At least 16 Venezuelan children remain lost at sea after authorities in Trinidad and Tobago turned their boat around this weekend after they illegally arrived on the Caribbean island’s shores in precious conditions, according to members of the country’s opposition.

In celebration of Black History Month in Britain, Google’s UK homepage featured a portrait of black nationalist and former Communist Party member Claudia Jones on Wednesday.

COUVA, Trinidad (AP) — Twenty-eight years after one of the United States’ most important victories came in stunning fashion at Trinidad to end a four-decade World Cup absence, the Americans’ chances for the 2018 tournament in Russia ended on this island nation off the coast of Venezuela.

Up to 125 jihadists and their relatives have traveled from the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago to join the Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East, making the country “the largest per-capita source” of recruits for the jihadist group in the Western Hemisphere, reports the Associated Press (AP).

The latest issue of the Islamic State (ISIS) magazine, Dabiq, features two stories on jihadis based in the Caribbean – one an interview, one an obituary – encouraging Caribbean islanders to abandon Christianity and join the jihad. In both stories, the jihadis in question boast of having been arrested, investigated, and ultimately released.

Smuggling human beings has become a more profitable commodity than smuggling drugs. Just one person can command a profit of up to $100,000 for human smugglers, according to one criminologist in the Caribbean. That “premium package” could get the migrant a new identity, foreign passport, legitimate documents, and a plane ticket to the US.

Acutely aware of Venezuela’s growing economic destitution, the government of Trinidad & Tobago has proposed exchanging Venezuelan oil for Trinidadian toilet paper, to keep supplies in the South American nation’s market replenished.