PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Opposition Leader Penelope Beckles has demanded transparency from the Government following Friday’s announcement that this year’s Independence Day Military Parade and associated State events, including the national fireworks display, have been cancelled.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica and the People’s Republic of China have signed what is described as “a new phase of an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement amounting to EC$ 37 million.

KINGSTOWN, St.  Vincent – Prime Minister Dr.  Ralph Gonsalves has told supporters of the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) to prepare for the general elections widely expected this year, ahead of the February 2026 constitutional deadline.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The four-day International Building Expo opened here on Thursday night with the government highlighting the increasing investment in the housing sector and plans to further construct more than 30,000 new homes.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The campaign  chairman of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP), Dr Christopher Tufton, has been given a deadline to retract a recording of retired legislator from the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP)  K.D.Knight, that was played at a mass meeting of the JLP on Sunday. 

UNITED NATIONS – Guyana has joined the international community in urging the United Nations to have Israel  reverse a cabinet decision to take control of Gaza City by October 7, 2025, declaring that it would expel thousands of Palestinians from their homes and end the two-state solution.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday said there would be no Independence Day Parade on August 31, due to the existing state of emergency (SoE).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's government has summoned Venezuela’s Ambassador Carlos Amador Perez Silva, regarding the frequent visits to the embassy by the family of the presidential candidate, Azruddin Mohamed.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Andrew Holness Sunday announced September 3, as the date for the general elections in Jamaica as his ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) seeks a third consecutive term in office. Nomination Day will be August 18.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Prime Minister John Briceño is heading a high-level delegation to Mexico on Friday for talks with President Claudia Sheinbaum and Bernardo Arévalo, President of the Republic of Guatemala, “to discuss areas of mutual interest among the three neighbouring nations”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s two main political parties have agreed to participate in three debates ahead of the September  3 general election, the chairman of the Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC), Brian Schmidt, has said.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday, adopted a landmark declaration by consensus, welcoming the historic advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on states’ obligations regarding climate change.