PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –Senate President, Joseph Lambert, has called for an independent investigation into the circumstances that led to police officers using teargas to break up a demonstration last week by textile workers who had been seeking an increase in wages.
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PORT AU PRINCE, Hait – Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry says he will support sending suspects held in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moise to the United States for trial by American law enforcement agencies.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Government of Guyana, through the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has begun the installation process of 1,000 free internet access hubs across five regions.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad –Former police commissioner, Gary Griffith, says he makes “no apology for providing citizens with the opportunity to protect and defend themselves” after a retired Court of Appeal judge described as “ a thriving well-oiled white collar criminal enterprise,” the issuance of firearm user’s licenses (FUL) by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS).
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that from Friday, the curfew will begin one hour later and there will be changes to the maximum number of people allowed in church.
BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government has approved the re-opening of the land borders from Monday next week for a 16 hour period daily for fully vaccinated people following the closure nearly two years ago as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Justice said that a dual Haitian-Chilean citizen has been arrested on charges of his alleged involvement in the assassination of the 53-year-old Haitian President, Jovenel Moise, who was gunned down at his private residence on July 7 last year.
ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica Tuesday said it would be signing the comprehensive nuclear test treaty ban (CTBT).
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The Haitian government has criticized the decision of the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, to meet last week with three former government ministers, including former prime minister Claude Joseph, regarding support for the ongoing investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on July 7 last year.
NEW YORK, New York – New York police have arrested and charged a Jamaican man in the deadly shooting of a 19-year-old restaurant manager in East Harlem, Manhattan.
NEW YORK, New York - The Jamaican-American United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, says that William Vazquez-Baez, a former member of the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD), has been sentenced by US District Judge Jesse M. Furman to 30 years in prison.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Chandrikapersad Santokhi says he believes the factors affecting the development of the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country are not economic in nature and called for greater collaboration among stakeholders.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, says improvements in the intelligence capabilities of the security forces have resulted in the apprehension of international criminals and suspects who are seeking refuge in Jamaica.