KINGSTOWN, ST. Vincent – Parliament is expected to begin debate on Thursday evening of a third revision of proposed changes to the Public Health Act, even as Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was nursing wounds suffered during protest here earlier during the day.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Outgoing Prime Minister Allen Chastanet said the results of Monday’s general elections that resulted in his United Workers Party (UWP) suffering a heavy defeat has come as a “shock” but that he remains confident the policies and programs initiated by his administration over the last five years would put St. Lucia “on the right foot to true progress).

MIAMI-DADE – Commissioners Kionne L. McGhee and Jean Monestime are urging U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration to pursue additional measures to secure peace and a corruption-free election in Haiti after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) marked its first anniversary in office on Monday with President Dr. Irfaan Ali promising to defend democracy and uphold human rights in Guyana.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucians go to the polls on Monday to elect a new government in an election that some political observers say is just too close to call and could even result in a possible coalition.

MIAMI-DADE – At NACo’s 2021 Annual Business Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., from July 9-12, 2021, the National Association of Counties announced that Vice Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III has been appointed to serve as the Vice Chairman of the Health Steering Committee and Resilient Counties Advisory Board Committee.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice that provides information about how to register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. 

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda has pledged to grow the Overseas Employment Programme to 30,000 participants over the next four years.

Senator James Sanders Jr. had introduced numerous bills during this past legislative session, which ended yesterday, that passed both the Senate and the Assembly. They cover all aspects of life including health, economic development, criminal justice, military affairs, the environment and much more.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee, has welcomed the passage of a bill in the United States House of Representatives that would provide what she describes as “historic funding” for Caribbean countries.

NEW YORK, New York – Several Haitian American legislators and groups in New York have called on the Joe Biden administration to “create an easier pathway” for Haitians seeking political asylum in the United States.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize National Teachers Union (BTNU) has gone to court challenging the government decision to reduce the salaries of its members by 10 per cent.