KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Transport and Mining Audley Shaw says the Jamaican government is committed to getting trains rolling again and is prepared to forge the necessary partnerships in the undertaking.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana Thursday sought to further deepen their existing relations as the two CARICOM countries rolled out a menu of items ranging from energy to tourism as well as agriculture on which they said they would seek to become “global” players collectively.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The leader of the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding has praised the commitment of legislator, Lisa Hanna, to Jamaica, following her shocking announcement that she was leaving representational politics.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda has become the latest CARICOM country urging “peace and stability” in the Taiwan Straits as China continues its efforts to bring Taiwan, which it considers a renegade province, under its fold.

NEW YORK, New York – Haitian American Civil Court Judge, Dweynie E. Paul, says she’s “humbled” to be officially nominated among 12 judges to run on the Kings County (Brooklyn) Democratic Party’s line in the 2022 election for open bench seats in New York State Supreme Court.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The newly elected Prime Minister of St. Kitts-Nevis, Dr. Terrance Drew says his government will move to implement electoral reform in the twin-island Federation amid criticism over the lengthy delay in the announcement of results of general elections here.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana and Barbados are hoping that closer relationship with the state of Roraima in Brazil, will serve as a lucrative partner in the CARICOM effort to secure food security and significantly reduce the region’s multi-billion dollar food import bill.

WASHINGTON, DC – Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke says she was “elated” to vote on Friday for the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government has confirmed that it spent an estimated J$18.2 million (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) in the failed campaign to get Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith elected as the new Commonwealth Secretary general earlier this year.

NEW YORK, New York – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a comprehensive plan to support families seeking asylum, including those from the Caribbean.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has pointed to the importance of historical monuments, saying that while there is a tendency to downplay the building of monuments, they are important historical reminders which should be viewed and treated with respect.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Organization of American States (OAS) is pleading for urgency to continue working to increase security in Haiti and to begin the democratization process.