KINGSTON, Jamaica – The  Speaker of the House,   Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert who is also the  Member of Parliament for the constituency of  South Trelawny, tendered her resignation on Thursday amid mounting pressure in relation to  eight charges laid against her  recently by the Integrity Commission (IC).

WASHINGTON, DC – Guyana has called for a transitional government in Haiti as the country grapples with a political and socio-economic situation that has led to increase gang warfare and the collapse of many of the democratic institutions.

GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands – The corruption trial of former premier Michael Misick and two of his co-conspirators is expected to begin here in October.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, has criticized Venezuela’s position regarding Guyana’s on going oil auction.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that he will push for greater global support for Haiti when Guyana serves its two-year term on the United Nations (UN) Security Council starting January 1, 2024 .

NASSAU, Bahamas – Prime Minister Philip Davis is marking the second anniversary of his ruling Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) re-shuffling his cabinet, as well as outlining reforms in immigration.

SANTO Domingo, Dominican Republic -President Luis Abinader, has defended his decision to completely close the land, air and sea borders with Haiti last Friday as the two countries that make up the Caribbean island of Hispaniola continue to be at odds over the construction of an irrigation canal in Haiti.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader, on Thursday issued an order for the complete closure of the country’s border with Haiti, encompassing land, air, and sea routes, effective from 6:00 a.m. (local time) on Friday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he plans to institute performance-based compensation, performance systems, and performance accountability, towards improving productivity.

HAVANA, Cuba – The Bahamas has called on the Group of 77 to support initiatives aimed at getting the United Nations to be regarded as a “more inclusive and effective body” for international tax cooperation and administration.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday said he is “disappointed” that the government’s nomination for the position of President of Dominica, did not get the support of the Opposition Leader.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – A new bill designed to enhance and consolidate existing beneficial ownership legislative framework has been opened for comment as the government of the Cayman Islands seeks to align is legislation with recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to ensure competent authorities have access to adequate, accurate and current information on beneficial owners of companies.