CARIBBEAN NEWS ROUNDUP – MARCH 18, 2019

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. March 18, 2019: Here are the top headlines making news from the Caribbean and Latin America for this Monday morning, March 18, 2019:

In his first concert since release from a US jail last December, reggae star Buju Banton’s performance has left many tongues wagging and hearts soaring.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla kicked off a Caribbean tour beginning in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia on Sunday.

The Lord Provost, of Aberdeen,Scotland, Barney Crockett, flew out of Guyana Sunday after a trip to the soon-to-be oil rich South American nation.

Global fans of Buju Banton were left in the dark Saturday night after a promoted live stream from Jamaica’s CVM TV was largely blacked-out.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Washington on Sunday to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump.

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has asked his entire Cabinet to file their resignations so he could engage in a “deep restructuring.”

The US says it is providing US$1.6 million to Trinidad and Tobago to assist Venezuelans fleeing there.

Reggae star Stefflon Don made a brief onstage appearance at the Buju Banton Long Walk To Freedom concert in Jamaica with the star Saturday night.

Catch the benefit performance of the Basil Dawkin’s hit play ‘Maas Mat Comes To Town’ at the Little Little Theatre in Kingston Jamaica on March 28th.