KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says it will cost more than J$100 billion (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) to restructure the system of public-sector compensation over the next three years.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Former opposition leader, Joe Harmon, has announced that he will be walking away from politics.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent –The chief personnel officer (CPO) has been in touch with Vincentian students in Russia, amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, while Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has written to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Organization of American States (OAS) has appointed Barbadian Rosina Wiltshire, an international expert in development and gender equality, to a high-level group to promote the implementation of the recommendations of the Electoral Observation Missions (EOM) in the field of women’s political participation.

SAN PEDRO, Belize – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have pledged their support for the incumbent Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland, for a second term as head of the 54-member grouping.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government has said that nationals studying in Ukraine have turned down an offer to assist them to return home as the Russia appears to be sending in its troops to invade the European country.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne says his country is in the process of signing a mutual agreement with Guyana covering several areas of cooperation.

Tallahassee, FL - Florida now has a chamber focused on uplifting and helping black businesses around the state. On February 1st, 2022, to kick off Black History Month, the Florida Association of Black Chambers of Commerce hosted its first Black Chamber Day at the Capitol to advocate for resources for black chambers and black businesses.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana, an emerging global oil and gas power house, is celebrating its 52^nd anniversary as a republic on Wednesday with the government and the opposition urging nationals to unite for the future socio-economic development of the country.

Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Democratic Black Women’s Consortium (FDBWC) has recruited Former State Attorney Aramis Ayala to run for Florida attorney general in the 2022 election. After discussions with FDBWC leadership, Ayala is turning her sights to challenge incumbent Ashley Moody for the cabinet position and become the state’s 39th attorney general.

NEW YORK, New York – In an historic vote, New York City Council has voted unanimously to confirm Caribbean-born jurist, Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, as the City’s new Corporation Counsel.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia is celebrating its 43rd anniversary of political independence from Britain on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Phillip J’. Pierre calling for greater unity among the population as the island moves towards facing the socio-economic challenges confronting it.