GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Police say a 16-year-old boy is assisting their investigations into the stabbing death of a tour guide on Sunday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana is mourning the loss of one of its most accomplished diplomats, Ambassador Elisabeth Harper, who passed away on Saturday at age 67 after a prolonged illness.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Persons with disabilities now have easier access to government services and learning materials through a mobile application developed with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The media fraternity in Trinidad and Tobago is mourning the sudden death of veteran journalist and presenter Sterling Henderson .

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts an Nevis government Monday paid tribute to the Federation’s third head of state, Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence, with Attorney General Garth Wilkin describing him as “a true legend of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the OECS”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – At least 700 frontline workers across Jamaica’s criminal justice system are to be trained in a nationwide workshop series targeting a cultural shift in their service delivery to vulnerable and disadvantaged persons.

WASHINGTON, DC – Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been listed in the President Donald Trump’s “Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2026”  submitted to the United States Congress.

PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten – The Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company (PJIAE) on  Sunday confirmed that all passengers were safely evacuated after a WestJet Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a landing gear collapse while landing on Sunday afternoon, forcing the airport to temporarily shut down operations.

NEW YORK, New York – Despite a very heavy police presence, the New York Police Department (NYPD) reported late Monday that at least six people were shot along the massive West Indian-American Day Carnival Parade route on Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway, bringing a sad end to an otherwise grand extravaganza in picture-perfect weather.

ST. JOHN’S,  Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government has welcomed a reduction in crime against tourists to the island as it recognized the importance of maintaining the island’s reputation as a safe and secure destination.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – Governor Daniel Pruce has urged that the upcoming anti-crime summit in the territory must produce more than speeches, calling for “real and practical change” to strengthen security across the islands.

The first steps to erect a museum exhibiting Jamaican culture and history in Atlanta, Georgia were taken on August 24 at the APAP Media Group Studios in that city.