BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley Wednesday urged the 56-member Commonwealth grouping to led by example and demonstrate that democracy, even in the most trying times, remains the fairest and most effective path to peace, prosperity, and human fulfillment.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, Monday urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries that are not full members of the Trinidad-based court to do so, saying that since its establishment 20 years ago, the CCJ has  produced a well-deserved and proud record.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Tuesday said that judicial warrants had been issued for the “apprehension” of the Minister of Housing David Lee and businessman Hugh Leong Poi.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's government has signaled its preparedness to extradite the leader of the recently formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Azruddin Mohamed, and his father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed, who are wanted in the United States on several fraud related charges.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad says she remains confident that the courts will “deliver a just result” with respect to her Housing Minister, Dr. David Lee, who along with a businessman, had been taken into custody by police on Tuesday.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Friday announced the appointment of Nicole Flora Boni Kouassi of Côte d’Ivoire as his new Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and Resident Coordinator in Haiti.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says he welcomes the conclusion of a report by the Integrity Commission(IC) even as he expressed “regret”  at “any hurt or reputational damage that may have resulted from the prolonged public scrutiny.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad –  The former president of  the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Sir Dennis Byron, Monday said the region has every confidence that under the stewardship of Justice Winston Anderson, the court “will not only flourish but will firmly secure its place as the indispensable guardian of justice in our region”.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has quietly carried out a minor re-shuffle of her cabinet less than six months after winning the April 28 general elections in Trinidad and Tobago.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government has presented a Green Paper on the National Policy for Culture, Entertainment and the Creative Economy.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Government and opposition lawmakers Tuesday closed ranks and elected retired Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Davidson Bostic as Barbados’ second president.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar says she remains confident that an agreement could be reached with regards to the Dragon gas deal involving Venezuela and that she was prepared to lead the local delegation to Caracas for the discussions.