WASHINGTON, DC – The Donald Trump administration has announced an increase of up to US$50 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for violating US narcotics laws.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – On Sunday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding, on Sunday led national tributes, in memory of Don Wehby, former CEO of GraceKennedy Limited.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency (SOE), nearly three months after it had ended a 105-day SOE to deal with criminal activities.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The United States has denied seeking to determine the outcome of the September 1 general and regional elections even as it maintained its position regarding the candidacy of the political leader of the We Invest Party (WIN) party  Azruddin Mohamed.

NEW YORK, New York – The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella policy and advocacy organization that represents over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups throughout New York, says that new video shows inhumane conditions inside a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center at 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic United States Senator, Michael Bennet has introduced legislation aimed at strengthening United States security cooperation with Guyana and deter Venezuelan aggression against Guyana.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The director of the General Directorate of Immigration, Luis Rafael Lee Ballester,  has called on undocumented Haitians remaining in here to leave the country voluntarily because “immigration interdictions will increase.”

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday said that the name of the former prime minister Dr. Keith Rowley had not been placed on an INTERPOL Watch List and that it remains “committed to protecting the rights and dignity of all citizens, and will continue to provide clear, factual updates as the matter develops”.

WASHINGTON, DC – Amid United States President Donald J. Trump’s mass deportation and other unsettling policies, Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has joined six major Congressional Caucuses in introducing a joint resolution in the US House of Representatives affirming that diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental to the American Dream and to the nation’s prosperity, safety and democracy.

On behalf of the Consulate General of Jamaica, Miami, I extend greetings to my Diaspora family as we give thanks and celebrate another year – our 63rd Anniversary of Independence as a sovereign nation. “In everything we give thanks for this is the will of the Lord…”. As a nation, we are grateful for the many achievements and strides Jamaica has made, despite the many global challenges. We remain resilient and united as we continue to work together for the good of our nationals across the Diaspora and just as importantly, for the benefit of our homeland, Jamaica, land we love. As our theme this year exemplifies, we continue to “BE PROUD, BE BOLD. IN THE BLACK GREEN AND GOLD”.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The new United States Ambassador to Haiti, Henry Wooster, says his priority is to address the security situation in Haiti where criminal gangs have been seeking to overthrow the government.

WASHINGTON, DC - Nationals from three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are among foreign nationals being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba,  according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).