GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Magistrate Sunil Scarce Monday adjourned to July 4, the case against a 15-year-old girl, charged with 19 counts of murder arising from last weeks fire at the dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados’ indigenous sport, road tennis, and the Barbados Landship Movement, a major part of this island’s ancestral ties to Africa, will be nominated for inscription on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government has warned nationals against participating in illegal attempts to enter the United States as it confirmed that the body of a person found on the streets in Mexico was a Jamaican national, who was seeking to enter the North American country illegally.

ATLANTA, Georgia - Industry Investment and Commerce Minister Senator Aubyn Hill, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Georgia Aquarium, as the country explores opportunities in the blue economy towards national development.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it is now using the additional 658 area code for new telephone numbers.

WASHINGTON, DC - Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks has expressed sadness at the passing of retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart, a Jamaican American engineer, trailblazer, and unwavering supporter of Jamaica who passed away on April 28, surrounded by his family.

DURHAM, NC – Hayti, the leading Black-owned news aggregation app that pulls content solely from Black publishers, announced today that it is officially the largest source of podcasts led by Black hosts.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A United States judge has delivered a final judgement totaling US$131.3 million in the civil matter arising out of the Piarco Airport corruption scandal in Trinidad and Tobago, former attorney general, Faris Al-Rawi has said.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The government of St. Kitts-Nevis on Wednesday unveiled plans for transforming the residence of the Federation’s first national hero into a museum saying that the country must recognize the contributions of those who have served with distinction in the process of nation-building.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says a ban will be imposed on the use of plastic lunch boxes, effective December 31, this year, as efforts continue to shift to more sustainable options.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has described Haiti as a “tragic situation” and appealed to the international community to do more to help Haiti overcome its present political and socio-economic conditions.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Public Alert Notification System (PANS) that allows emergency alert information to be shared on a nationwide scale has been officially launched by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM).