BEIJING, China — Guyana has expressed a willingness to discuss and conclude the Joint Action Plan on Promotion of the Belt and Road Initiative with China, as the visiting Caribbean leader is ending an official one week visit to Beijing.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia's government has dismissed opposition concerns that the United Kingdom government would place visa restrictions on citizens here as it did with Dominica last week solely for migration and border security reasons.

BRUSSELS – St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister, Dr. Terrance Drew, says his Twin Island Federation supports the innovative approaches which the Bridgetown Initiative advocates.

BEIJING, China – President Xi Jinping has urged his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali to “trust and count on each other” as they held talks aimed at strengthening their bilateral relationship.

NEW YORK, New York – Jamaica's Consulate General in New York on Saturday said that Consul General Alsion Wilson has assumed the chair of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Consular Corps in New York

Washington, DC - Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) and Ambassador to the United States Her Excellency Audrey Marks, was today, for the fourth time sworn in as Chair of the Permanent Council of the OAS.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) says it has gained direct access to the information system of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), as it seeks to strengthen the country’s border-protection capabilities.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Chandrikapersad Santokhi says the Euro 200 million (One Euro-US$1.29 cents) promised by the Dutch government to finance social initiatives for its role in the slave trade in Suriname should not be regarded as the end of the process.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – France has given its support in principle to a multinational force in Haiti to restore peace and stability in the country as the UN Security Council has urged countries to provide security support to the country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says it “strongly objects” to a move by the Jamaica government to amend the Constitution to facilitate the extension in office of any existing individual office-holders.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica government Thursday described as “unfortunate” the decision of the United Kingdom government to impose with immediate effect a visa regime on Dominica and several other countries.

BRUSSELS – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves Monday said he expects “mature” discussions to take place during the two-day European Union and the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean States (CELAC) summit that gets underway here on Monday.