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WiredJA News Team News 16 October 2025

CARIBBEAN Civil Society Groups Condemn US Strikes as Extrajudicial Killings, Call for Regional De-escalation

Coalition demands reaffirmation of Caribbean as Zone of Peace amid increased military presence in Southern Caribbean waters

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, October 16, 2025 - A coalition of Caribbean civil society organizations has issued a joint statement calling for immediate de-escalation of tensions in the Southern Caribbean and condemning recent United States military strikes in the region as violations of international law.

WiredJA News Team News 16 October 2025

United States alleged extrudicial strikes on 'drug boats' from Venezuela.

CARIBBEAN | Amidst the Carib 'Zone of Peace' Trump Plans to Move from Boat to Land Strikes in Venezuela

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, October 15, 2025 - The Caribbean Sea has become America's newest battlefield, and Caribbean nations are discovering they have little say in the matter. As U.S. Southern...

WiredJA News Team News 15 October 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing mounting criticism after the agency has used full-body restraint devices known as "the WRAP" to immobilize deportees during long international flights — sometimes for up to 16 hours.

UNITED STATES | The Middle Passage, Reversed: ICE's Shackling of African Deportees

They came for him in the middle of the night. The Nigerian man described being roused from sleep in September alongside other detainees. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers clasped shackles...

WiredJA News Team News 15 October 2025

Kenyan President William Rhuto launches National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme

AFRICA | Beyond the Protests: Can Kenya Turn Youth Anger Into Economic Opportunity?

As interviews begin for 100,000 youth entrepreneurs, questions mount over whether economic opportunities can address deeper grievances On Monday, October 13, 2025, officials across Kenya began interviewing young entrepreneurs for the...

WiredJA News Team News 13 October 2025

JAMAICA | Opposition PNP wants Jamaica to Diversify Its Export Markets

KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 11, 2025 — Jamaica's opposition is intensifying pressure on the Holness administration to translate years of trade rhetoric into concrete strategy, warning that the island's economic growth...

WiredJA News Team News 12 October 2025

Prime Minister, Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley

BARBADOS Set to Swear In Second President Since Historic Republic Transition

Retired military officer Jeffrey Bostic wins unanimous parliamentary approval to succeed Sandra Mason as head of state BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — In a demonstration of rare political unity, Barbados's Parliament has approved...

WiredJA News Team News 12 October 2025

Opposition Leader Mark Golding and Prime Minister Andrew Holness

JAMAICA | Vale Royal Beckons: Holness Extends Olive Branch on Constitutional Reform as Republic Debate Stalls

KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 11, 2025 - In a move that could either break or further expose the deadlock over Jamaica's constitutional future, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has formally invited Opposition Leader Mark...

WiredJA News Team News 12 October 2025

Jamaican legendary Sprint Queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

JAMAICA | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Crowned by Serena Williams at ATHLOS New York Event

NEW YORK —New York, October 11, 2025 - Tennis legend Serena Williams presented Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce with a Tiffany crown Friday at the ATHLOS competition at Icahn Stadium, honoring...

WiredJA News Team News 11 October 2025

Prime Minister of Grenada The Hon. Dickon Mitchell

GRENADA | Radar and Reckoning: Grenada Faces US Military Request Amid Caribbean Escalation

As Washington masses forces near Venezuela, a small island nation confronts a decision that could redefine regional sovereignty GEORGETOWN, Grenada, October 10, 2025 - The request arrived like so many others...

WiredJA News Team News 10 October 2025

CBI/CIP Participating Countries : Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia,

CARIBBEAN | Eastern Caribbean Unites Behind Historic CBI Regulatory Framework

Five-nation alliance creates region's first shared regulator for citizenship programs, asserting sovereignty while addressing global compliance concerns MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, October 10, 2025 - In a landmark demonstration of regional cooperation,...

WiredJA News Team News 10 October 2025

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