ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenadian legislators are soon to debate legislation seeking to decriminalize the use of marijuana as well as allowing for anyone over the age of 18 to have no more than 28 grammes of the drug in their possession for personal use.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –The Barbados government says it has established what is being referred to as the world’s first metaverse or digital embassy.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –The United States assistant secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Todd D. Robinson, says while the international community will seek to assist Haiti resolve its security problems, in the end it is up to Haitians themselves to deal with the situation in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean American New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams on Saturday condemned the verdict after a jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Friday found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty in the shooting deaths of two people during protests there last year.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean American New York City Public Advocate, Jumaane D. Williams, has officially announced his candidacy for Governor of New York State.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Britain’s Prince of Wales, is to visit Barbados to participate in the island’s transition to a Republic on November 30, according to an official statement issued by the British High Commission here on Friday.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts –St. Kitts-Nevis has opened an embassy in Abu Dhabi with Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris saying that it will help in the strengthening of the relationship between the Caribbean country and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – National Security Minister Matthew Samuda says the Government is committed to continuously strengthening legislation to tackle the scourge of human trafficking in Jamaica.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Members of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday passed the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Suppression and Punishment) (Amendment) Act 2021, creating tougher penalties for offenders.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana –Former attorney general Basil Williams, is among a list of persons vying for the leadership of the opposition People’s National Congress (PNC), the largest party in the coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – As Caribbean leaders toil to revive the region’s economy following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Leader of the Opposition and President of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is urging his fellow citizens, along with the rest of the Caribbean, to demand higher standards of democracy and sound governance. 

NEW YORK, New York – A number of Caribbean candidates who were victorious in June’s Democratic Primary romped to victory Tuesday night in the general elections in the heavily-Democratic New York City.