The Caribbean
London court strikes down Trinidad and Tobago’s ban on gay sex
The ruling we flagged this morning is in. A unanimous Privy Council sided on Tuesday with activist Jason Jones, who had challenged the laws that made consensual same-sex relations between adults a crime in Trinidad and Tobago. Those offences had carried up to five years in prison for “buggery” and two years for “gross indecency”. Jones won in the High Court in 2018, lost in the Court of Appeal in 2025, and then took his final appeal to London. Only Trinidad and Tobago is bound by the judgment, though campaigners hope it opens the door to similar cases in other countries that still use the London court.
Bahamas commissions new envoys to London and Brussels
Government House in Nassau hosted a ceremony on Tuesday at which former sports minister Dr Danny Johnson became High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and banking executive Donald Demeritte became ambassador to Belgium and the European Union. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes Johnson as a physician, educator and former Cabinet minister, and Demeritte as a senior executive and public servant from the financial sector.
Caribbean hotel investors gather on Paradise Island
Atlantis Paradise Island is the venue from November 10 to 12 for the 15th Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit, which returns to the place where it was first launched. Organisers expect more than 300 investors, developers, hotel brands, lenders and government leaders, with the Bahamas Investment Authority and the Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation as partners. A Bahamas investment panel is on the programme for November 11, and a panel of Caribbean government leaders follows on November 12.
Cabbage Beach vendors’ group demands written terms for relocation
Dis We Beach, which speaks for vendors moved off Cabbage Beach on Paradise Island, wants to know why they had to leave when the $550 million Four Seasons Ocean Club Residences has no confirmed construction start. Its demands include written relocation terms, confirmed temporary sites, details of any assistance and clear conditions for the vendors’ return. Tension has also grown at Goodman’s Bay, where displaced vendors and long-established operators are disputing space and customers.
Dominican president backs Salvadoran troops in Haiti
Luis Abinader said on Tuesday that the Dominican Republic is giving El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele logistics and intelligence support, and he urged the UN-backed gang suppression force to coordinate with the Salvadoran soldiers. Roughly 2,500 Salvadoran troops are now fighting gangs in Haiti, largely outside that multinational force’s framework. Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is due in El Salvador next week to discuss the troops’ future. A weekend raid on a property linked to the 400 Mawozo gang leader remains disputed, with the extent of the damage not independently verified and no official confirmation of the outcome.
Haiti election sign-ups pass 9,400 as deadline nears
Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council had logged 9,485 candidacies on its online platform as of Tuesday, among them 24 for president, 414 for the Senate and 1,477 for the Chamber of Deputies. One woman is among the presidential hopefuls so far. Registration closes on November 15 for presidential, Senate and deputy candidates, and on November 30 for municipal posts.
Antigua’s Browne says US visa talks changed Cuba embargo vote
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has disclosed that Antigua and Barbuda dropped its planned support for a United Nations resolution on Cuba after Washington warned the vote could affect ongoing negotiations over visas for its nationals. Browne said the ambassador in New York was told to abstain, yet the country was recorded as absent when the October 28 vote was taken, as were Dominica and St Lucia. The Bahamas was among the Caribbean states that voted for the resolution, while Trinidad and Tobago voted against it.
Jamaica: guilty verdict in Pathways murder case after jury room uproar
Andre Ruddock, convicted in the Pathways killing, will be sentenced on January 22, 2027. Officers had to enter the Supreme Court jury room on Monday to calm a confrontation among jurors who were split. Septimus Gardner, whose daughter Taneka Gardner was the victim, is calling for hanging to be brought back, and the defence says it will appeal.
Cayman activists start coral regrowth trial
Sustainable Cayman and the Global Coral Reef Alliance have begun a pilot project at Eden Rock in George Town, with backing from the UK’s Darwin Plus Local fund. The trial will test very low-voltage electro-mineral accretion technology, in answer to what the group calls an unprecedented crisis for local reefs.
Puerto Rico: more rain and dangerous surf
Forecasters expected another round of showers and thunderstorms over northern and central Puerto Rico on Tuesday, though less intense than in recent days. Because the ground is already saturated, urban flooding and some landslides remain possible. A high rip current risk covers north-facing beaches, including Culebra, through Tuesday night, with breaking waves of five to seven feet.
West Indies take Test series in Bangladesh
A drawn second Test in Sylhet gave West Indies a 1-0 series win over Bangladesh. Captain Roston Chase gave the credit to his deputy, Jomel Warrican.
Haitian boy, 8, held by US immigration agents in San Diego
Immigration agents in San Diego took an eight-year-old Haitian boy into federal custody at a scheduled appointment. The child had lived with his uncle since his father’s deportation last year, and the Department of Homeland Security says the uncle could not establish legal guardianship. The Haitian Bridge Alliance condemned the detention.
Global News Updates
United States: House moves to test vote on impeaching Hegseth
Tuesday’s procedural vote in the House decides whether Republican Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is blocked or goes to a final vote on Wednesday. The White House formally opposed the effort and asked lawmakers to send it to a committee. Hegseth dismissed the push as a “farce” at a Pentagon briefing. The result of the vote had not been confirmed when this briefing was prepared.
United States: Republicans pick Jordan in the House and keep Thune in the Senate
Ohio’s Jim Jordan beat Steve Scalise of Louisiana 106 to 73 in a secret ballot on Tuesday and will lead House Republicans in the minority. In the Senate, John Thune kept his post as Republican leader despite calls from some colleagues to delay the vote after last week’s midterm losses. Thune had no challenger.
Ukraine peace talks end first day without a breakthrough
Negotiators from the United States, Russia and Ukraine sat down in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for the first time since February, and the opening session closed with no outcome announced. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the session “productive” and said much work remains, with talks resuming on Wednesday. Publicly, Moscow still wants all of the Donetsk region and Kyiv wants the front line frozen where it stands.
Trump says Iran war is “effectively over”; Tehran denies any talks
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran “militarily, is effectively over”, while leaving open the possibility of new strikes. His remarks followed a White House meeting with Qatar’s prime minister, a key mediator. Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, denied that any talks with Washington are under way. Brent crude slipped to $92 a barrel on hopes the war could end.
France blames Iran for supermarket fridge cyberattack
Paris has accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps of last month’s hack that raised temperatures in French supermarket fridges and freezers. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot promised sanctions and Iran’s ambassador was summoned, while Iranian media dismissed the claim. Canada, at the G7 meeting, reimposed sanctions on 11 Iranian entities tied to nuclear and missile programmes.
Indonesia’s vice president offers to resign
Gibran Rakabuming Raka says he intends to step down as Indonesia’s vice president, and President Prabowo Subianto has not rejected the request. Pressure on him grew after the Supreme Court ruled invalid a certificate he submitted in place of a high school diploma when he ran in 2024.
United States skips UN human rights review again
Washington will sit out its UN Human Rights Council review for a second straight year. It disengaged from the council last year, citing anti-Israel bias.
US Supreme Court clears border wall work in Big Bend
The justices have let border wall construction go ahead in Big Bend, Texas, including inside the national park. The court held that a federal judge lacked the authority to halt the work.
Brazil presents fossil fuel road map at COP31
At the COP31 summit in Turkey, Brazil is launching a road map for moving away from fossil fuels, built around “levers” countries can use to switch from coal, oil and gas to wind and solar.
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