On September 12, 2025, the United Nations General Assembly passed a historic declaration calling for an immediate ceasefire, the recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state, and “time-bound, irreversible steps” toward a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. This declaration—backed by 142 countries, with only 10 opposed and 12 abstentions—marked a significant turning point in global […]
By: Mary Campbell The White House is reportedly preparing to cap the U.S. refugee admissions at 40,000 for fiscal year 2026, with a striking three‑quarters of these slots—approximately 30,000 places—earmarked specifically for white South Africans, particularly Afrikaners. This represents not only a sharp reduction from the 100,000 refugees admitted under the Biden administration in fiscal […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Dual citizenship is a legal status in which a person holds citizenship in two countries simultaneously. This situation often arises when individuals are born to parents from different countries or when they acquire a new nationality through naturalization while retaining their original one. In an increasingly globalized world, dual citizenship has […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Guantánamo Bay, located on the southeastern coast of Cuba, has been under U.S. control since 1903. Its detention facility gained international attention post-9/11 when it was used to hold individuals captured during the “War on Terror.” The choice of Guantánamo was strategic, aiming to place detainees outside the jurisdiction of U.S. […]
Another CARICOM Member State has ratified the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement). Saint Lucia deposited its Instruments of Ratification on 26 November 2024, joining Belize and Barbados in ratifying the BBNJ […]
