NAIROBI, Kenya – President William Ruto has welcomed the publication in Haiti of the decree confirming the creation of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) tasked with choosing new political leadership and setting up elections in the crisis-torn Haiti, paving the way for the election of a new prime minister.

UNITED NATIONS – Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United nations, Carolyn Rodrigues- Birkett, has reiterated her country’s commitment to a peaceful solution to the border dispute with Venezuela, which is claiming the Essequibo region in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's government and opposition have differed on the reasons behind the problems confronting the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) that last Friday blamed “technical issues” with three of its larger engines for the recent service interruptions.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St Lucia’s ambassador to the United Nations,  Dr. June Soomer, be officially installed as the Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum for People African Descent next week,.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Monday said it has signed a cooperation agreement with the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC) to improve agricultural development in the 15-member grouping.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States has reiterated its support for finding a solution to the ongoing political and socio-economic situation in Haiti, where criminal gangs continue their efforts to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry, who remains stranded in the United States.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname  – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on former Surinamese president Desiré Delano Bouterse and six former Surinamese military officials for alleged “gross violations of human rights.”

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The members of Haiti’s Presidential Transitional Council (CPT)  late Friday announced the finalization of the political agreement between all stakeholders involved in the establishment of the Council.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has welcomed the decision of the United States legislators to introduce legislation in the Congress addressing the issue of illegal firearms being exported to many Caribbean countries, including Jamaica.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Government of Guyana has signed an agreement with French company OCEA S.A. for the procurement of an offshore patrol vessel at the cost of €39.5 Million.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Attorney General Anil Nandlall says Guyana will be seeking global parliamentary support for its border dispute with Venezuela particularly following the South American country’s latest claim to the Essequibo region that that makes up about two-thirds of the Guyana and is home to 125,000 of its 800,000 citizens.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Former United States president . Bill Clinton, Tuesday, urged closer collaboration among the countries in the Americas as he participated in a  forum that focused on strengthening partnership and investment opportunities within the region.