PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Stuart Young Thursday said he held “successful” discussions with the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio on Wednesday and that he remains confident that the Trinidad and Tobago’s oil agreements with Venezuela to develop the energy sector will not be significantly affected.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The main opposition United National  Congress (UNC) launched its campaign for the April 28 general election, at the Naparima College in San Fernando, south of here on Monday night, accusing  the ruling People’s  National Movement (PNM) of bringing Trinidad and Tobago into socio-economic ruins over the past nine and a half years.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has assured citizens that any act of physical aggression by Venezuela will be met with the appropriate response.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  Former Jamaica prime minister Bruce Golding Wednesday warned that Haiti is “perilously close” to being a failed state and urged the international community and other stakeholders to play a much more meaningful role in ensuring the future socio-economic and security of the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - General Liberation and Development Party (ABOP) of Vice President, Ronnie Brunswijk Monday said it “deeply regrets” the incident in which a senior journalist has been hindered in the carrying out her duties on Sunday as President  Chandrikapersad Santokhi ordered an investigation into the matter.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government of France has announced plans to open its embassy here in September, in an effort to boost diplomatic, business, and people-to-people relations between the two countries, as well as with the European Union (EU).

NEW YORK, New York – New York Attorney General, Letitia James, is among 18 of her colleagues who are opposing what they describe as the Trump administration’s “unlawful and baseless attempt” to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Haitian and Venezuelan immigrants.

SAN DIEGO, CA – The San Diego, California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) has “unequivocally” condemned US President Donald Trump’ decision to terminate the legal status of more than 500,000 Haitian, Cuban, Venezuelan and Nicaraguan migrants admitted under the Biden administration’s humanitarian parole program, popularly known as the CHNV program .

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prime Minister Stuart Young Friday said if his administration is returned to office following the April  28 general election, he will  establish a ministry of implementation and efficiency.

NASSAU, Bahamas - Prime Minister Phillip Davis says he had been stung by words uttered by some people, who felt that he was “too dark” and “from too far out of the margins” and “not polished enough” to lead a government in The Bahamas.

GEORGETOWN. Guyana – An election observation team from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has submitted its preliminary  assessment of the general election held recently on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Foreign Affairs Minister Kamala Johnson Smith says no signs of human trafficking were found in the Cuban medical cooperation program.