BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados is expected to have draft policy and legislation on the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), by November 30.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – As Guyana celebrated its 56th Independence Anniversary on Thursday, President Irfaan Ali promised that residents can look forward to better transportation systems, access to modern healthcare facilities, and cheaper energy.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A High Court ruling that Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo had defamed a former government minister over statements he made concerning her acquisition of a plot of land, has been upheld following a split decision by the Full Court on Thursday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Opposition Leader Kamala Persad Bissessar says the main opposition United National Congress (UNC) will not support legislation “at this time” allowing for CARICOM nationals to gain employment in Trinidad and Tobago.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean American community activist Monique Chandler-Waterman said on Wednesday she was “humbled” by her Special Election landslide victory in the three-way race in the 58^th New York State Assembly District in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK, New York – A Haitian-American legislator here has spearheaded a letter written by more than a dozen of her New York City Council colleagues asking United States President Joe Biden to proclaim May as Haitian Heritage Month in the US.

Washington, DC - Republican Congressman from the 7th District in the State of Tennessee, Dr. Mark Green, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy, has the rapped attention of Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, as they held discussions during a courtesy call on him at his Office at the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill on Tuesday May 17th.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – CARICOM foreign ministers have reiterated a call by regional countries for the upcoming Summit of the Americas to “be inclusive by ensuring the participation of all countries of the hemisphere”.

WASHINGTON,  DC - Minister of Culture Gender Entertainment and Sports, Hon, Olivia Grange, says if Jamaica is to realize its dreams, of being “A land of Peace and Love,” we must find a way to instill HOPE in our young people.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua –Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland, has praised Caribbean and Commonwealth countries for their “strong support” to improve upon data-driven approaches to sustainable development.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean American community activist, Monique Chandler-Waterman, has won by a landslide the Special Election for the seat vacated by former New York State Assembly Member N. Nick Perry, who, earlier this month, was sworn-in as the new United States Ambassador to Jamaica.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – India’s President, Ram Nath Kovind, Tuesday said Jamaica and his country should use their shared ideas to develop strong partnerships in a wide range of areas, including education.