Key Takeaways from the 2026 Shield of the Americas Summit
The 2026 Shield of the Americas Summit signaled a strategic shift by prioritizing regional security and economic partnerships in the Western Hemisphere, though it left specific strategies for countering Chinese influence largely unaddressed. On March 7,2026, President Trump hosted the inaugural Shield of the Americas Summit in Doral, Florida. Perhaps intended to replace the decades-running Summit of the Americas, the gathering marked the beginning of a new regional security architecture and offered insights into how the President may plan to operationalize his "Americas First" policy.June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month. Celebrate With Us
"Since our founding, Caribbean Americans from Alexander Hamilton to Colin Powell have contributed to the United States in the most profound ways. Today, pathbreakers like Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor continue advancing our work toward a more perfect Union. I am especially proud of the extraordinary leaders of Caribbean heritage now serving in my Administration ‑- from Vice President Kamala Harris to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. And I take equal pride in the generations of Caribbean Americans who literally built this country." --President Joseph R. Biden, 2023The Caribbean American Heritage Foundation of Texas (CAHFT) Celebrate its 2026 Fifteenth (15th) Annual Back-To-School Drive - Benefiting The Caribbean
CAHFT Fifteenth Annual Back-To-School Drive
The Caribbean American Heritage Foundation of Texas (CAHFT) will celebrate its Fifteenth (15th) Annual Back-To-School Drive, benefiting underserved, economically disadvantaged students in the Caribbean and in particular, the island-nation of Saint Lucia. Our partner in the first years of the School Drive in Saint Lucia was the then Soufriere Public Library Librarian Ms. Catherine Prospere (retired, 2018); she and her staff have held annual hand-over ceremonies at the Library, ensuring that the students received our donation of school supplies.
Over the past fourteen (14) years, CAHFT typically send 3-5 55-gallon barrels contained over 2,300 items including over 400 notebooks and more than 560 No. 2 pencils the Saint Lucia and other Caribbean islands during our Annual School Drive. Other items in the barrels included pens, pencils, crayons and pencil sharpeners. CAHFT continue to do our part to assist the future leaders of Saint Lucia and the Caribbean achieve their educational goals and objectives by donating these much needed school supplies to these underserved communities.
Read More