NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government is proposing that the United States consider the implementation of a formal visa-free travel treaty between the two countries.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Former president of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton, says the party remains confident that its annual leadership elections represent not a triviality, but a pillar of internal democracy “intended to keep us united, focused, and responsive to the people we serve”.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - President Jennifer Greeling-Simons Monday said that the three-day state visit of King King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands provides a rare opportunity for Suriname and the European country to build a good future as two societies for the people here and in the Netherlands”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Magistrate Judy Latchman Monday set Wednesday as the day for ruling on a motion filed by the leader of the main opposition We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), Azruddin Mohamed and his businessman father, Nazar Mohamed, in the latest challenge to their extradition to the United States on fraud related charges.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Phillip Joseph Pierre was sworn in Friday as St. Lucia’s 12th prime minister since the island attained political independence from Britain in 1979, promising to continue the polices of his previous administration that resonated with the vast majority of voters in Monday’s general election.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti moved towards holding presidential elections since 2016, after the country’s transitional government adopted the long-awaited electoral law that political commentators say will set in motion the process for restoring democratic rule in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  country.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The government of this British Overseas territory is mourning the sudden death of the Director of Communications in the office of the Premier, Karia Christopher.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Allen Chastanet has tendered his resignation as leader of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), less than a week after he led the party to a second consecutive defeat in general elections here on Monday.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The leader of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP),  Allen Chastanet Tuesday said the defeat of the party in Monday’s general election “is not the end of our fight for a better St. Lucia”.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday night used its significant majority in the Parliament to pass legislation that in some instances provide for fines of up to three million dollars for persons engaged in illegal gambling which the authorities have said was deeply intertwined with “tax evasion, money laundering, prostitution and drug trafficking”.

CASTRIES,  St. Lucia – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre will be sworn in as head of the government for a second consecutive five-year term on Friday, after his ruling St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) won Monday’s general election by an overwhelming majority.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Monday accused the main opposition People’s  National Movement (PNM) of being financed by the “local drug mafia” of fuelling an anti-United States “narrative”  as concerns continue to be raised here over the installation of radar systems by the United States military here.