US Pledges Over $340 Million In New Funding To The Caribbean – But Says Little About Deportations Or Boat Strikes

According to News Americas Now, By News Americas Now Staff Writer News Americas Now, NY, NY, Fri. Oct. 16, 2026: The United States announced more than $340 million in new funding commitments to the Caribbean on Wednesday at the opening of the U.S.-Caribbean Dialogue in Washington, as Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau laid out a sweeping set of economic and security pledges to a room of regional leaders led by CARICOM chairman and Saint Lucia Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre. Calling the dialogue “overdue,” Landau said the Trump administration’s approach to the hemisphere rests on three pillars: economic investment in the region, ending what he called the “narco-terrorist threat,” and ending illegal immigration. He linked drug trafficking through the Caribbean directly to the more than 100,000 annual U.S. overdose deaths, and told the room the administration would not continue &#8