NEW YORK, New York – New York City Mayor, Eric Adams and other elected leaders have called on three of the world’s largest credit card companies, to support a proposal to establish a merchant category code (MCC) for gun and ammunition stores.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -The Director General of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Didacus Jules, has called for the institutional strengthening of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada – Six Trinidad and Tobago nationals will appear in a magistrate’s court here on Monday charged in connection with an incident involving Grenada’s world class athlete, Anderson Peters.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The United States Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch, Tuesday told a Caribbean women, peace and security conference that matters of security have long been viewed through a military-centric and traditionally male lens.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – CARICOM leaders Saturday held a special meeting on the situation in Haiti where crime and political instability are seriously affecting its socio-economic development.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Former prime minister Claude Joseph is calling on Haitians to tackle the crisis confronting the country and urged young persons to ensure that they play a part in the establishment of a “Haiti on the scale of its glorious history”.

NEW YORK, New York – A coalition of immigration advocates, allies and elected officials are demanding that federal, state and city governments in the United States step up efforts to provide Caribbean and other asylum seekers being bused to New York City from Texas with the necessary services and support to ensure they are able to thrive there. 

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Department of State on Wednesday announced a leadership program in honor of the late Caribbean American Secretary of State Colin Powell.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The United States is providing two million US dollars in support of the creation of a Cyber Center of Excellence in Jamaica that is also expected to benefit the wider Caribbean region.

NEW YORK, NY - Executives of Invest Caribbean, the 11-year-old global private sector investment agency of the Caribbean, were forced this week to enforce their trademark against Salaudeen Nausrudeen and partners, who are promoted as three Caribbean heads of state.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Chief Magistrate Teddy St Louis will on Wednesday sentence four Trinidad and Tobago nationals who pleaded guilty to committing grievous harm on Grenada’s reigning World javelin champion, Anderson Peters.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says Wanda Vazquez Garced, a former governor of Puerto Rico was arrested last Thursday on bribery charges related to the financing of her 2020 campaign.