GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali has described the former president of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, who died on Monday as a “friend”  saying also that he was a “brother forged not by blood but by conviction”.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has approved 282 political parties and coalitions to participate in upcoming elections, marking a step forward in a long-delayed process unfolding amid deep insecurity and political uncertainty.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas two main political parties have kicked off their campaign for a general election widely expected before the constitutional October dateline, with Prime Minister Phillip Davis putting voters on an “election watch”  and Opposition Leader Michael Pintard issuing a stern warning to potential candidates.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Bermuda's government has launched the National Cybersecurity Risk Assessment (NCRA), describing it as a landmark initiative in keeping with the  government’s Digital Transformation Initiative (DTI) .

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Bermuda has announced a new initiative aimed at ending homelessness in the British Overseas Territory (BOT).

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne Saturday announced that general elections will be held within 90 days and urged supporters of the ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to get ready for the early poll.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne Friday confirmed that he had written to Governor General, Sir Rodney Williams, advising him to dissolve Parliament for a general election that will be held next month.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The Trinidad and Tobago government has reiterated its position that it was “not invited” to the deliberations that led to the re-elected of Dr. Carla Barnett as the Secretary General of the 15-member regional integration movement, CARICOM.

GEORGTOWN, Guyana – A senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wednesday admitted that the extradition treaty between Guyana and the United States does not provide for “conditioning” extraditions based on an assurance concerning re-extradition to a third country.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former prime minister Stuart Young has successfully defended a major defamation ruling against the Trinidad Express newspaper, with the Court of Appeal affirming an award of more than TT$500,000 in damages.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman, Tuesday adjourned to April 7, the extradition case involving Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, who was unable to attend court proceedings because he has been diagnosed with dengue fever.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has pushed back against criticism of his administration’s foreign policy stance, particularly in the wake of Jamaica ending its decades-old Cuban medical mission.