NASSAU, Bahamas – Prime Minister Phillip Davis Monday said he is supporting a compendium of bills to legalize the use of cannabis for medical and religious purposes, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis.

Nancy Metayer Bowen, the first Black and Haitian-American woman ever to serve on the Coral Springs City Commission, won another term in political office.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday said the passage of the legislation affirming the steelpan as the national instrument of the country marks a significant milestone for the steelpan movement.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Monday said he remains “hopeful” that an agreement could be reached with the United Kingdom government reversing its decision to impose visa restrictions on Dominicans entering the country.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to abolish preliminary inquiries allowing for the implementation of paper committals.

UNITED NATIONS – Prime Minister Garry Conille says that Haiti is at a “critical point” as he informed the United Nations Security Council of the first batch of the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission that has been deployed on the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country late last month.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –  Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has asked the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to provide him with a detailed schedule on post Hurricane Beryl restoration efforts.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Electoral Reform Coalition (ERC) is calling for a jail term of no less than two years for anyone convicted of bribery or treating in order to secure the vote of anyone during a general election in Dominica.

NASSAU, Bahamas - Prime Minister Phillip Davis  says he remains “genuinely excited” about the future relationship with the United States that is celebrating its 248 year of a “successful and thriving democracy” later this week.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana’s Attorney General, Anil Nandlall Wednesday said while the law must remain organic, nurtured, shaped and molded to meet the exigencies of an ever-evolving society, its stagnation will result in societal evolution beyond the regulatory capability of the law.

Watching his district get trapped into a cycle of poverty while other areas are experiencing economic resiliency, Miami-Dade County Commission Kionne McGhee is taking charge to lead the underserved area to prosperity.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Opposition Leader Mark Golding says he does not want his decision to revoke his British citizenship to be used “as a distraction by an unpopular government that has lost the trust and confidence of a majority of the Jamaican people”.