GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A few hours after confirming her resignation as an opposition parliamentarian and a member of the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR),  Amanza Walton-Desir, Wednesday announced the formation of her own party, Forward Guyana.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, Tuesday said his government is willing to divest some of its national authority to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in an effort to fast-track integration within the sub-regional block.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela Monday agreed “to open diplomatic channels” in light of “recent events” as both countries “recognized the importance of the longstanding fraternal relationship as neighboring countries”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica says it will use its chairmanship of the 15-member regional integration movement, CARICOM, from July this year, to place emphasis on youth as the architects of the future.

NEW YORK, New York – Immigration advocates on Friday welcomed a preliminary injunction by the Supreme Court of the State of New York barring New York City Mayor Eric Adams from opening an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office at Rikers Island Correctional Facility.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus have denounced the President Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants as protests continue in Los Angeles over his immigration policies.

ST. JOHN’S,  Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government has defended its Citizenship by Investment Program (CBI) amid reports that the Donald Trump administration is reviewing potential visa bans or other restrictions for nationals of 36 countries, including four in the Caribbean.

NEW YORK, New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in the United States in challenging what they described as the Trump administration’s “illegal attempts” to halt billions of dollars of funding for assistance programs for other countries at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Two former high-ranking government officials have warned the Kamla Persad-Bissessar administration to dial back on threats to use deadly force against unidentified vessels entering Trinidad and Tobago’s waters from Venezuela, with one describing the approach as “borderline insanity.”

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – St. Lucia’s Opposition Leader, Allen Chastanet, Tuesday said the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Assembly has become too ceremonial, adding that the challenges to citizenship by investment programs (CBI) is an opportunity for the sub-regional grouping to prove itself.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados has launched the second phase of the competitive procurement process for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), which brings the island closer to unlocking the grid and allowing for the further onboarding of renewable energy.

NEW YORK, New York – Immigration advocates, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), allied organizations, and lawmakers have rallied at the New York State Capitol, urging the immediate passage of the New York For All Act before the end of the current legislative session.