GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The election office in the Cayman Islands will be extending its hours over the coming days until the deadline for voters to register on January 15. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says it is nearing completion of the country’s oil spill legislation.

HAVANA, Cuba – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he does not anticipate any change of policy towards the Spanish speaking Caribbean island before President Joe Biden demits office on January 20, 2025.

WASHINGTON, DC – The new chair of the United States Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke on Friday swore in members of the Black legislative body in the 119th Congress. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica –  The Governments of Jamaica and the west African country – the  Republic of Côte d’Ivoire have formally established diplomatic relations.

LONDON, UK – Security and trade will top the agenda of the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary, David Lammy,  during his first visit to the Caribbean , where he will launch a new partnerships key to strengthening national security. 

SCARBROUGH, Tobago – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Friday said the government has no problem with a legal challenge to the state of emergency (SoE) that was imposed in Trinidad and Tobago earlier this week, maintaining the measure is aimed at dealing with minority of the population engaged in criminal  activities.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government  South American nation of Peru has  announced plans to establish the country’s first embassy here.

NEW YORK, New York – The United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, says he intends to resign his position ahead of US President-elect Donald J. Trump’s being sworn into office on January 20, 2025.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti has welcomed the “dynamic collaboration” with the United States on security and other issues following discussions between the country’s Defence Minister Jean Michel Moïse and delegation led by the US Ambassador to Haiti,  Dennis B. Hankin on Monday.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The governments of Suriname and French Guiana have both emphasized the importance of cross-border cooperation in addressing issues that affect both countries. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana and Qatar have held their first political consultation following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) between them to discuss issues of mutual interest.