PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica Monday moved closer towards enhancing their existing cooperation in several areas including trade, security as well as sports and athletics as the two CARICOM countries seek to take further advantage of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

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.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaican government Monday warned that the greatest threat to national security in their respective countries is the illegal flow of arms and ammunition organized “not by stupid people”.

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.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has dismissed criticisms of the appointment of St. Vincent and the Grenadines youngest minister of foreign affairs, saying it is “a simple question of green elemental jealousy”.

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.

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.