KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – National Security Minister, St. Clair Leacock, says former prime minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is not entitled to the detail of six police officers and that he will only be given what he is entitled to from the state.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government is proposing that the United States consider the implementation of a formal visa-free travel treaty between the two countries.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Former president of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton, says the party remains confident that its annual leadership elections represent not a triviality, but a pillar of internal democracy “intended to keep us united, focused, and responsive to the people we serve”.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Embattled Housing and Works Minister, Maria Browne, has defended her role in the so-called “vehicle-gate” scandal insisting that it was her actions that brought the issue to the public attention.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Magistrate Judy Latchman Monday set Wednesday as the day for ruling on a motion filed by the leader of the main opposition We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), Azruddin Mohamed and his businessman father, Nazar Mohamed, in the latest challenge to their extradition to the United States on fraud related charges.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Phillip Joseph Pierre was sworn in Friday as St. Lucia’s 12th prime minister since the island attained political independence from Britain in 1979, promising to continue the polices of his previous administration that resonated with the vast majority of voters in Monday’s general election.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - President Irfaan Ali Tuesday lauded the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for its “historic achievements” this year, including achieving a 61.7 per cent crime clearance rate and reducing serious crimes by 25.2 per cent.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The government of this British Overseas territory is mourning the sudden death of the Director of Communications in the office of the Premier, Karia Christopher.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Allen Chastanet has tendered his resignation as leader of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), less than a week after he led the party to a second consecutive defeat in general elections here on Monday.

SAN DIEGO, CA – The California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) Tuesday “unequivocally” condemned United States President Donald Trump’s latest barrage of anti-Black, anti-immigrant attacks, including his recent remarks referring to Somali immigrants as “garbage” while asserting that the US “does not want them in our country.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday night used its significant majority in the Parliament to pass legislation that in some instances provide for fines of up to three million dollars for persons engaged in illegal gambling which the authorities have said was deeply intertwined with “tax evasion, money laundering, prostitution and drug trafficking”.

CASTRIES,  St. Lucia – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre will be sworn in as head of the government for a second consecutive five-year term on Friday, after his ruling St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) won Monday’s general election by an overwhelming majority.