MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended their three-day summit here on Tuesday night after discussing “several critical issues”  but acknowledging also that the pace of their flagship initiative, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is too slow.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname is set to make history this Sunday when Jennifer Simons is expected to become the country’s first female president.

NEW YORK, New York – Immigration advocates and legislators on Friday condemned the United States Supreme Court’s decision in partially staying preliminary injunctions on President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order for immigrants, sending the issue back to lower courts for further action.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Haiti has called on the rest of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) not to turn their backs on the country saying that it was important for there to be a united front in confronting the security, political and socio-economic situation there.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Attorney Pennelope Beckles on Sunday became the first woman to head the main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) vowing to bring back love to the party that was severely trounced in the April 28 general elections.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has hailed the work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in achieving sustained reduction in crime and violence across the country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The government of Jamaica has agreed to launch a regularization process for citizens from the Dominican Republic who have been living here without legal immigration status. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Senate Monday night approved legislation which now sets a minimum one-year term in office for any prime minister to qualify for a state pension as well as a tiered payment structure based on time served.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali Tuesday appealed to voters not to jeopardize the safety of the country amid concerns raised by the United States that it has “serious national security concerns about individuals’ in Guyana.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Government of St. Lucia continues to strengthen its diplomatic and economic partnerships on the global stage with the signing of a bilateral cooperation with the Government of Nigeria.

GEORGETOWN,  Guyana – Presidential candidate, Azruddin Mohamed, has dismissed a statement by a United States Congressman that he is a “puppet candidate” of Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro and is blaming the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) of being behind the allegations.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says it plans to use its projected surplus in this year’s national budget to directly pay down on the country’s debt.