GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Belizean Dr. Carla Barnett is to be installed as the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) first woman Secretary-General on Monday.

KINGSTOWN, ST. Vincent – Parliament is expected to begin debate on Thursday evening of a third revision of proposed changes to the Public Health Act, even as Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was nursing wounds suffered during protest here earlier during the day.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Outgoing Prime Minister Allen Chastanet said the results of Monday’s general elections that resulted in his United Workers Party (UWP) suffering a heavy defeat has come as a “shock” but that he remains confident the policies and programs initiated by his administration over the last five years would put St. Lucia “on the right foot to true progress).

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has condemned what it said were disrespectful comments made by newly appointed Minister for External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs Alva Baptiste about the island’s longstanding international and regional partners.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) marked its first anniversary in office on Monday with President Dr. Irfaan Ali promising to defend democracy and uphold human rights in Guyana.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucians go to the polls on Monday to elect a new government in an election that some political observers say is just too close to call and could even result in a possible coalition.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana parliament has given the green light to legislation that government legislators say will support the efforts of the Irfaan Ali administration to provide reliable energy and transform production in several sectors.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice that provides information about how to register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. 

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda has pledged to grow the Overseas Employment Programme to 30,000 participants over the next four years.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) is claiming harassment and intimidation after the police late Saturday, raided the homes of several opposition supporters and other activists, following the recent incident in which Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was injured. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee, has welcomed the passage of a bill in the United States House of Representatives that would provide what she describes as “historic funding” for Caribbean countries.

NEW YORK, New York – Several Haitian American legislators and groups in New York have called on the Joe Biden administration to “create an easier pathway” for Haitians seeking political asylum in the United States.