Maduro, wife plead ‘not guilty’ in first US court appearance after dramatic capture

Reading Time: 3 minutesVenezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty Monday during their first appearance in a US federal court in Manhattan, forcefully denying sweeping drug- and weapons-related charges brought against them by the Justice Department.

Maduro, 66, and Flores, 69, were arraigned in the Southern District of New York on charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess those weapons against the United States. Both relied on a Spanish interpreter during the proceedings.

Ten people found guilty of spreading false claims that Brigitte Macron was born male

Reading Time: 2 minutesYouTube commentator Candace Owens had better take note. Ten people in France have been found guilty of “degrading and insulting” comments about France’s First Lady, Mrs Brigitte Macron. A Paris…

Jamaica among countries subjected to new US entry changes as Trump’s One Big Beautiful Act takes effect

Reading Time: 3 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Jamaica joins Mexico, Barbados, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, and others in facing new entry changes to the US in 2026, as the government there imposes the Home Country Rule…

Cuba reports 32 nationals killed in US attack on Venezuela

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Cuban government is reporting that 32 nationals were killed during the US operation to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. The communist led Caribbean nation described the dead…

More families receive container houses through hurricane relief mission

Reading Time: 2 minutesFour additional families in hurricane-impacted parishes have received container houses through the Hurricane Melissa Relief Mission spearheaded by Custos of Clarendon Edith Chin. Two of the units were handed over…

Restrictions lifted on flights from US to Caribbean and South America

Reading Time: 2 minutesRestrictions that temporarily barred United States (US) airlines from operating in parts of the Caribbean and South American airspace were lifted early Sunday, allowing flights to resume after a day of widespread disruptions.

The limits followed multiple notices to airmen issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, citing safety risks linked to military activity in Venezuela across the Curacao, Maiquetia, Piarco and San Juan flight information regions.