ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peter David has called on Grenadians to unite in rejecting a United States request to install what has been described as “military assets” in the country, warning that such a move could destabilize the southern Caribbean.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has invited leader of the main Opposition People’s National Party,  Mark Golding to resume the Vale Royal Talks on constitutional reform.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's government has signaled its preparedness to extradite the leader of the recently formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Azruddin Mohamed, and his father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed, who are wanted in the United States on several fraud related charges.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The former president of the Grenada Senate, Chester Humphrey, says he is prepared to lead a peaceful protest march against efforts by the United States to install radar equipment and associated technical personnel at the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) here.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former prime minister Dr. Keith Rowley Friday suggested that the Kamla Persad Bissessar administration should eat “humble pie” and seek to hold talks with the Venezuelan government on the Dragon Gas deal, now that the United States has provided Port of Spain with a new Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) licence.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says he welcomes the conclusion of a report by the Integrity Commission(IC) even as he expressed “regret”  at “any hurt or reputational damage that may have resulted from the prolonged public scrutiny.

UNITED NATIONS – Guyana’s ambassador to the United Nations, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Friday said that the Caribbean “treasures the region as a zone of peace”  even as it supports efforts by the United States to deal with narco-trafficking.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada —The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday confirmed that a request for the temporary installation of radar equipment and associated technical personnel at the Maurice Bishop International Airport was received from the Government of the United States. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government has presented a Green Paper on the National Policy for Culture, Entertainment and the Creative Economy.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has described as a “sham” the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James by the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley Wednesday urged the 56-member Commonwealth grouping to led by example and demonstrate that democracy, even in the most trying times, remains the fairest and most effective path to peace, prosperity, and human fulfillment.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, Monday urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries that are not full members of the Trinidad-based court to do so, saying that since its establishment 20 years ago, the CCJ has  produced a well-deserved and proud record.