GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has assured citizens that any act of physical aggression by Venezuela will be met with the appropriate response.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica's Parliament on Wednesday approved electoral reform legislation as police fired teargas and rubber bullets at opposition supporters who claimed that the government had not been transparent enough in dealing with the matter.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Stuart Young has announced the date for general elections, less than 24 hours after he was sworn in as the eighth prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government of France has announced plans to open its embassy here in September, in an effort to boost diplomatic, business, and people-to-people relations between the two countries, as well as with the European Union (EU).

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has arrived in Venezuela for talks with President Nicolas Maduro as tensions rise between the South American country and Guyana over the disputed Essequibo region.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The leader of the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP)  Mark Golding, says the party has filed a lawsuit in the constitutional court to strike down a bill to establish a 15th parish.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prime Minister Stuart Young Friday said if his administration is returned to office following the April  28 general election, he will  establish a ministry of implementation and efficiency.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Stuart Young Monday named a 24-member Cabinet and shifted veteran politicians, Colm Imbert and Fitzgerald Hinds from their former portfolios of finance and national security respectively.

ROSEAU, Dominica – China Friday reaffirmed its commitment to the socio-economic development of Dominica while  describing its relationship with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as following the principles of equality and mutual benefit.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Foreign Affairs Minister Kamala Johnson Smith says no signs of human trafficking were found in the Cuban medical cooperation program.

NEW YORK, New York – The Jamaican-American candidate for the Mayor of the City of New York,  Rev. Michael Blake, has officially launched Project 2026 NYC as part of his campaign for the polls.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has issued a stern warning to Guyanese, declaring that anyone who supports Venezuela’s planned election for a governor of Essequibo will be charged with treason.