KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government Tuesday announced plans to amend the Offences of the Person Act to increase the mandatory minimum sentence for murder from 15 to 45 years.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican communities will benefit from enhanced access to justice thanks to a new project funded by the Government of Canada and implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Justice. Today, Canada's Minister of International Development, the Honorable Harjit Sajjan, announced the launch of the Social Justice (So-JUST) project, "Today, we continue our strong partnerships with the Government of Jamaica and the UNDP by launching this new initiative to further justice reform in Jamaica. Ultimately, we look forward to a future in which all Jamaican citizens have increased trust and confidence in the justice system." said Minister Sajjan.

WASHINGTON D.C. — On Saturday morning, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost was officially sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida’s 10th Congressional District.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Christine Carla Kangaloo was elected as the President of Trinidad and Tobago on Friday, succeeding outgoing head of state, Paula Mae Weekes, and in the process becoming the second woman to be elected to the position.

NEW DELHI, India – India Tuesday conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award on Guyana President Dr. Irfaan Ali, the highest civilian honor the government grants to people of Indian origin in the diaspora.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) says if it wins the January 18 general election, it will introduce legislation allowing for the exemption of work permits fees for nationals from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua – The leader of the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP), Harold Lovell, has announced his resignation from the post, less than 24 hours after he failed to led the party to victory in the general election.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Friday named the President of the Senate, Christine Kangaloo as the government’s nominee to replace Paula Mae Weekes as the seventh head of state of the oil-rich twin island republic.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – There will be major adjustments to Guyana’s domestic violence laws in 2023 to introduce a criminal element where the current legislation lacks penal sanctions.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says it will be moving with haste and alacrity towards transforming the island into a republic.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Dr. Natalio Wheatley, has dismissed rumors that his administration could be moving towards hold early general elections. 

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Minister of Health Senator Jonathan LaCrette disclosed on Tuesday that the monthly EC$500 (One EC dollar=US$0.37) honorarium that will be paid to nurses next year is Government’s way of deterring them from pursuing overseas opportunities.