TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The government of the British Virgin Islands has allocated a further US $2.5 million for electricity subsidies through the end of the year.

GEORGTOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) says it has directed the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) to immediately launch an investigation into allegations that police and immigration officials were accepting payments ”to to facilitate the movement of foreign nationals”.

FLORIDA – St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew Sunday confirmed that he had suffered a stroke late last month but that he is recovering well and that he has since been discharged from a hospital here.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre says the late Grenadian born calypsonian, the Mighty Sparrow gave the Caribbean a “voice that was unmistakably our own”  as he paid tribute to the legendary singer who died in New York on Sunday at the age of 91.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A second man wanted in connection with the 2015 murder of sex worker Noel “Nephi” Luther is now in the custody of Guyanese authorities following his deportation from the United States.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) says increased electricity demand, particularly during peak hours, is placing increased pressure on the national distribution network and contributing to recent power outages.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday paid tribute to the family of Desiree John, the wife of Dominica’s first prime minister Patrick John, who died at the Dominica-Friendship Hospital early Tuesday. She was 78 years old.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says Jamaica plans to build a new multi-billion-dollar prison in the central parish of St Catherine that will accommodate about 4,000 inmates.

LONDON, UK – Jamaica has officially filed an historic reparations petition to Britain’s King Charles with Kingston indicating that it anticipates that the petition will be referred to the Privy Council,  Jamaica’s  highest and final court.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Eighteen people detained in Haiti in connection with the 2021 assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse were on Sunday extradited to the United States to face federal proceedings in Florida.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana is building backup capacity into its electricity network to reduce disruptions when equipment fails or is taken offline for maintenance.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government has signed J$1.05 billion (US$6.6 million) in contracts to begin construction of 268 semi-permanent housing units for families severely affected by Hurricane Melissa.