WASHINGTON, – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called for a further extension of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) of the Group of 20 (G-20), to further aid in the economic recovery of developing countries from the COVID-19 pandemic.

HAVANA, Cuba – Cuba and the central Asian nation of  Kazakhstan agreed on the mutual interest in developing economic relations, especially in the energy and biotechnological fields.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent  – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves created history in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) when he led his ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) to a comfortable fifth consecutive victory in the general elections here on Thursday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  – Jamaica is to establish diplomatic relations with two countries in Africa as well as a number of Pacific Island States.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Legislators on Tuesday tabled a new National Identification and Registration Act, 2020 (NIDS),  in Parliament on Tuesday. The bill has now been referred to a joint select committee of Parliament for deliberations. 

The Trinidad and Tobago government has called on the Surinamese authorities to either charge or release the Trinidad-based political analyst, Derek Ramsamooj, who has been in detention in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country since October 6.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  -A program that will lead to greater food safety in Jamaica and the region, was recently launched in Jamaica by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ).

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Rena Lalgie, Bermuda’s first black and female Governor,  was sworn into office on Monday during closed  ceremony at Government House.

The Jamaica government says it is working to resolve banking issues that have been impacting the island’s medical cannabis industry.

BARRANQUILLA – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says that it will be collaborating with the governments of Canada and Colombia, and several private companies to support working-age refugees, migrants and returnees in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Government of Grenada has announced plans to cancel all mass gathering events due to the sudden spike in cases of COVID-19 across the island.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti President Jovenel Moise has announced plans for a national debate on a new constitution for the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country ahead of a referendum on the new document early next year.