KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica and the United States have signed a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) that both countries say builds on the already strong bilateral security partnership.

NEW YORK, New York – New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) has launched a month-long advertising campaign highlighting “free, safe, and confidential” Immigration Legal Support Hotline for immigrants.

NEW YORK, New York – Immigration advocates in New York have welcomed the launch of the Office of Immigrant Trust (OIT) aimed at not colluding with federal immigration enforcement, such as United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Lawyers representing Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his businessman father Nazar “Shell” Mohamed, are calling on the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) not to allow its president, Justice Winston Anderson to take part in proceedings against their clients until allegations of bias are addressed.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana– Guyana's government is reviewing contracts related to the Port Kaituma wharf project as part of its broader response to the MV Barima tragedy, with legal action being considered if evidence of negligence is uncovered.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The captain and one crew member of the ill-fated vessel, MV Barima that sank on July 18, leaving at least 73 people dead and more than 30 others missing and feared dead, appeared in court on Tuesday charged with murder.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States government says it has revoked more than 175,000 visas from foreign nationals as the Donald Trump administration intensifies vetting and enforcement of immigration laws.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - A magistrate has adjourned to September 7, the court case in which three people, including the captain of the ill-fated MV Barima, have been charged with murder after the 87-year-old vessel sank on July 18, resulting in the death of 72 people and more than 30 others missing and presumed dead.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced a five-member Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate the sinking of the MV Barima, one of the deadliest maritime disasters in Guyana’s history.

NEW YORK, New York – United States Democratic Congressman Gregory W. Meeks says he’s “fighting for recognition” of Trinidadian-born Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad, who was killed in Jordan while on assignment in the Iran War.

NEW YORK, New York – Edwin Raymond has been officially sworn-in as New York City’s first Haitian-American sheriff during a ceremony at Brooklyn College, where New York State Attorney General Letitia James administered the oath of office.

NEW YORK, New York – New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have joined legislators in paying tribute to Trinidadian-American soldier d, who was killed in an Iranian missile strike last week.