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.Will the Cuban Government Be Able to Placate Trump?
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on March 2 told the country’s Council of Ministers that Cuba needs “urgent” economic reforms, a statement that came amid escalating U.S. economic restrictions on Cuba, which have worsened fuel and food shortages on the island. Díaz-Canel’s remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 27 told reporters that his government is in talks with Havana, adding, “Maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba.” What kind of economic reforms will Cuba’s government likely implement? To what extent can policymakers in Cuba feasibly take steps to alleviate the country’s fuel and food shortages? What’s the state of U.S.-Cuba relations, and what will ultimately result from U.S. pressure on Cuba?The Caribbean American Heritage Foundation of Texas (CAHFT) Celebrate its 2026 Fourteenth (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 Fourteenth (14th) 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.
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