BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Mia Mottley Monday night announced a snap election for January 19 next year, insisting that she would not allow Barbados to enter 2022 as a divided nation.
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GENEVA, Switzerland - A Chinese tech entrepreneur and founder of a cryptocurrency platform is now a Caribbean diplomat.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne says his administration is considering granting an amnesty to illegal migrants as he urged all people on the island to work together to help Antigua and Barbuda rebound economically and socially from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-29) pandemic that has killed 117 people and infected 4.162 others since March last year.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says that for the first time, household helpers and fisherfolk will be able to secure pension benefits under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) as it moves to formalize these sectors.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR), the main party within the coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Sunday elected Aubrey Norton as its new leader to replace former president David Granger, who did not seek re-election.
BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize has reiterated its diplomatic support for Taiwan, which China considers a renegade province, even as its neighbor, Nicaragua, has switched its support for Beijing.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson says the removal of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as the head of state in Jamaica cannot wait on a full review of the constitution.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Jamaican has been appointed to one of the top posts within the United Nations.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness is promising that the issue of the country’s future constitutional status will be addressed shortly even as he warned that “there must not be empty symbolism” moving forward.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia landed here on Saturday for an official three-day visit.
NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean-American New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams on Wednesday welcomed Mayor-elect Eric Adams’ appointment of Keechant Sewell as the first female commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD).
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba are observing the 49th anniversary of diplomatic relations on Wednesday with the regional integration grouping reiterating its “unwavering commitment to the further strengthening and enhancement of the bonds of friendship, cooperation and solidarity which unite us”.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswomen Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) have introduced legislation to reauthorize the Haitian Hemisphere Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act and the Haitian Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act. The bipartisan bill, which was introduced in the Senate by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), would ensure that the benefits of both these critical programs are maintained until 2035.
