WASHINGTON, D.C. – Trinidadian-born academic Carole Boyce-Davies has been appointed to a newly endowed chair in Caribbean Studies at Howard University, further recognising her contribution to the study of the Caribbean and African diaspora.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia government Monday announced that the first batch of persons being transferred to the island under the third country nationals programme established through its bilateral agreement with the United States will arrive here later this week.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s candidate for United Nations secretary-general, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, has taken the lead in the second informal Security Council straw poll, receiving the highest number of “encourage” votes.

NEW YORK, New York – Three people were injured in separate shootings near Monday’s West Indian American Day Carnival Parade in Brooklyn, marring an otherwise vibrant celebration of Caribbean culture.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A former opposition legislator is throwing his support behind Guyana’s Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, as the Caribbean’s candidate for the position of Secretary General of the United Nations.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica and the United States have signed a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) that both countries say builds on the already strong bilateral security partnership.

A 20-year-old Haitian college student in Ohio has died in an apparent suicide weeks after U.S. immigration authorities fitted him with a GPS ankle monitor, a measure his family says left the young man feeling humiliated and fearful about his future in the United States.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed was on Wednesday released on GUY$100,000 station bail after a “go-fast” vessel was intercepted on Tuesday night with several people on board.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Lawyers representing Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his businessman father Nazar “Shell” Mohamed, are calling on the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) not to allow its president, Justice Winston Anderson to take part in proceedings against their clients until allegations of bias are addressed.

NEW YORK, New York – As the Trump administration in the United States escalates its immigration crackdown, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), in partnership with Times Square Arts and Photoville, has launched its third annual New York Proud campaign celebrating the contributions of immigrant New Yorkers.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping has employed the services of a regional law firm to present its response to the challenge by Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar regarding the reappointment of CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States government says it has revoked more than 175,000 visas from foreign nationals as the Donald Trump administration intensifies vetting and enforcement of immigration laws.