KINGSTON, Jamaica –   Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced the launch of the REACH Road Rehab Program, a comprehensive national road rehabilitation initiative valued at J$3 billion.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille met with officials from the neighboring Dominican Republic on Friday during a visit the illegally constructed canal on the Massacre River, also known as the Dajabon River.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands - The United States Virgin islands (USVI) says it has elevated its collaboration with the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  grouping and is working towards a technical cooperation agreement.

HAVANA, Cuba – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday denounced what he says is  the continuous imperial harassment against Venezuela.

PORT AU PRINCE – Prime Minister Garry Conille has told the new commander of the  Armed Forces of Haiti (FAD’H), Lieutenant General Derby Guerrier, that his role will be crucial as efforts continue to bring peace and stability to the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says he intends writing to the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) on Monday amid reports that customers of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) customers have been receiving  an “unusual and major spike” in their latest electricity bills.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation declaring May 21 a public holiday in honour of the Spiritual Baptist faith.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Office of the Attorney General  is preparing to  address concerns about the recently passed cannabis legislation, particularly from the local Rastafarian community.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –  The Haitian government has defended its decision for senior government officials not to be attend Friday’s inauguration of the second term President Luis Abinade of the Dominican Republic.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The chairman of the National Reparations Commission in Suriname, Armand Zunder, says the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  country “can and must learn” from its regional neighbours on how to tackle the decolonization process expeditiously

WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden administration in the United States has voiced disappointment that only two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states – Guyana and Suriname have  endorsed a joint statement calling for democracy in Venezuela.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The expelled leader of the main opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Dr. Ronnie Yearwood, is hoping that the party’s  annual general conference later this week, will reverse the decision to remove him and the former general  secretary, Steve Blackett.