WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaica’s Culture, Sports, and Gender Minister Olivia 'Babsy’ Grange has been conferred with one of Ethiopia’s highest honors: The Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Star of Honour of Ethiopia-GCSE.

WASHINGTON, DC – Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke and Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson on Friday introduced legislation in the United States House of Representative calling for the exoneration of Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Garvey, and identifying him as a champion for the liberation of people of African descent.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government has delayed the formal naming of the Constitutional Reform Committee until the next round of Vale Royal Talks, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte has announced.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican government is in the process of finalizing amendments to the Income Tax Relief (Large Scale Projects and Pioneer Industries) Act which will enable Jamaica to attract investments of US$1 billion or more.

NASSAU, Bahamas – St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew says CARICOM “stands at a crossroads” with a myriad of challenges including adequate transportation within the region.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry has promised the High Council of the Transition (HCT) that his administration will do everything possible to ensure the success of the grouping whose mandate includes setting the stage for the holding of fresh general elections in Haiti.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A new Electricity Supply Act is expected to be in place this year, Minister of Energy and Business Senator Lisa Cummins has announced.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government will continue with the implementation of the new public-sector compensation system, which commenced in December 2022, until fiscal year 2024/25.

ROSEAU, Dominica – President Charles Savarin has urged Dominicans to get involved in the public discussions on electoral reform as Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that he was hoping to hold a “last meeting” with prominent international jurist, Sir Dennis Byron on Tuesday to further advance the efforts at modernization of the electoral system.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Local government elections have been postponed for a further 12 months, and are to be held no later than February 28, 2024.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government says hundreds of African migrants who traveled to the island late last year from West Africa will not be afforded citizenship, but could be offered residency and work permits.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke says it is unfortunate that she is celebrating Black History Month during “a moment of unprecedented assault on truth by those desperate to rewrite America’s history in this troubling time of banned books and council curriculums.”