PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago's government on Tuesday ordered that the national flag be flown at half-mast on all state and non-state agencies and the country’s diplomatic missions abroad in honor of the former prime minister Basdeo Panday, who died on Monday at the age of 90.

HAMILTON, Bermuda - Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban says joining organizations such as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will help Bermuda represent its interests better internationally and build important relationships.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A Trinidad-based company has started construction of two reverse osmosis plants in Antigua that will be expected to supply two million gallons of reverse osmosis water daily.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Jamaica Tallawahs chief executive officer Jeff Miller said a lack of support from the government was the reason behind the decision of ownership to repatriate the franchise to the Caribbean Premier League.

UNITED NATIONS – Guyana has joined five other countries in officially taking up their two-year term on the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday.

ZÜRICH, Switzerland – Jamaica will end the year as the highest ranked Caribbean Football Union (CFU) team in the FIFA World Rankings.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government has sought to defend its policies and programs over the past three years insisting that there have been transformational benefits to the entire country.