CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia's government on Friday urged the public to strictly observe drone safety regulations, especially near the George F. L. Charles Airport (GFLCA) in the capital, as St. Lucia prepares to bring to an end the 2025 carnival celebrations over the weekend.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Gang members have burnt down the historical building housing the Oloffson Hotel, located in the heart of the upscale Pacot neighborhood, the owner, Richard Auguste Morse, has confirmed.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Rice farmers in the village of Mahaica, can now look forward to cheaper operations and bigger yields, due to a brand-new airstrip that officially opened on Wednesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government days it is seeking clarification from the United States over international media reports that five migrants, including a Jamaican national had been deported to the African country of Eswatini earlier this week.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican jurist, Winston Anderson, was sworn in as the fourth president of the Trinidad and Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), pledging to continue fulfilling the role for which it had been established 20 years ago and urging Caribbean countries to fully commit to the court.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The Dominican Republic has contracted the U.S.-based consulting firm DGA Group Government Relations under a special arrangement to provide advisory services on security, immigration, drug and human trafficking, and human rights. 

ROSEAU, Dominica - Dominica's government has announced plans for a limited gun amnesty, the establishment of a special unit to deal with firearm offences as well as the payment to persons providing information resulting in the seizure of discovery of illegal firearms.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The Ministry of Culture and Community Development says it has joined the national community in mourning the passing of Hansley “Hans” Hanoomansingh, cultural and national icon, veteran broadcaster, mentor, and former Member of Parliament who died on Saturday .

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Supreme Court has ordered the Government to pay over J$120 million in damages to a mentally-ill man who spent 50 years in custody without a trial.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Port Royal has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The veteran and respected Caribbean journalist, Rickey Ramotar Singh, died here on Saturday. He was 88 years old.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Police Monday said they had detained three people, and were searching for a fourth person, after gunshots had been fired at the residence of Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill, over the last weekend.