WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump administration  on Friday expressed its “deepest condolences” to the government and people of the Dominican Republic in the deaths resulting from the collapse of a popular night club in the capital Santo Domingo.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  Caribbean countries were on Thursday sizing up the magnitude of the sweeping tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump on their respective economies with some indicating that they would be seeking to hold talks with Washington on reducing the impact of the new taxes.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The United States has sought to reassure  its good relationship with the Caribbean, which it considers its third border, ahead of the visit on Wednesday of US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio to Jamaica, Guyana and Suriname.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The director of the Emergency Operations Center (COE), Juan Méndez, says over 200 bodies have been recovered following the catastrophic roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, earlier this week.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –  Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aiméis urging Haitians to commit to a stronger Constitution” as efforts continue to restore security and political stability to the country.

NEW YORK, New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James has co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in the United States in filing an amicus brief supporting the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) humanitarian parole programs, or parole pathways, for vulnerable immigrants fleeing dangerous conditions in their home countries.

NEW YORK, New York – Immigration advocates have condemned an agreement between the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to share sensitive information on undocumented immigrants and other taxpayers with removal orders.

NEW YORK, New York – Immigration advocates have condemned a Trump administration memo calling for sanctions, reviews and stricter oversight of attorneys representing immigrants in both immigration and federal courts in the United States.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean  Community (CARICOM) leaders are scheduled to meet on Friday ahead of  the arrival in Jamaica on Wednesday of the United States Secretary of  State, Marco Rubio,  well placed sources told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) on Thursday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chair, Prime Minister Mia Mottley says there is a need to “urgently” re-engage the United States directly as the region comes to grips with the impact of the global crises and in particular Washington’s new trade regime.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – United States Secretary of  State, Marco Rubio ended his first official visit to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries on Thursday outlining Washington’s new foreign policy agenda while reiterating the North American country’s desire for close and improved relations with the region.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States says there is no list of a draft travel ban after some Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries had publicly called on Washington to confirm or deny such list existed.