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.

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.

WASHINGTON, DC – Six Caribbean nations—Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cuba, and Haiti —have been included in a proposed list of countries facing potential travel restrictions under the Trump administration.

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.

BRIDGETOWN,  Barbados – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says she is prepared to have her United States visa revoked as she urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to ensure that they are able to  “explain that what the Cubans have been able to do for us” as they seek to defend the Cuban health brigade program.

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.

NEW YORK, New York – The son of Jamaican immigrants, says his decision to run for the post of mayor is driven by his belief that “New York City deserves better and is due the best in leadership”.