BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A new Electricity Supply Act is expected to be in place this year, Minister of Energy and Business Senator Lisa Cummins has announced.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government will continue with the implementation of the new public-sector compensation system, which commenced in December 2022, until fiscal year 2024/25.

ROSEAU, Dominica – President Charles Savarin has urged Dominicans to get involved in the public discussions on electoral reform as Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that he was hoping to hold a “last meeting” with prominent international jurist, Sir Dennis Byron on Tuesday to further advance the efforts at modernization of the electoral system.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Local government elections have been postponed for a further 12 months, and are to be held no later than February 28, 2024.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government says hundreds of African migrants who traveled to the island late last year from West Africa will not be afforded citizenship, but could be offered residency and work permits.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke says it is unfortunate that she is celebrating Black History Month during “a moment of unprecedented assault on truth by those desperate to rewrite America’s history in this troubling time of banned books and council curriculums.”

WASHINGTON, DC – Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke and Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson on Friday introduced legislation in the United States House of Representative calling for the exoneration of Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Garvey, and identifying him as a champion for the liberation of people of African descent.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government has delayed the formal naming of the Constitutional Reform Committee until the next round of Vale Royal Talks, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte has announced.

HAVANA, Cuba – The government of Cuba says that 61 years after the signing of Proclamation 3447, which established the imposition of an economic, commercial and financial blockade by the United States on Cuba, the system is the most severe, prolonged and inhumane applied against any nation.

NASSAU, Bahamas – St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew says CARICOM “stands at a crossroads” with a myriad of challenges including adequate transportation within the region.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry has promised the High Council of the Transition (HCT) that his administration will do everything possible to ensure the success of the grouping whose mandate includes setting the stage for the holding of fresh general elections in Haiti.

After a trying first year in office, there was much to reflect on, from the tragedy at Surfside Towers to the mounting housing crisis. In either case, the new mayor has faced each challege head on and hands on.