ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government has brushed aside a report by a US publication that the island had become the “front yard” for China with Beijing being able to exert undue influence on the Gaston Browne administration.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Prime Minister Phillip Davis Wednesday announced his support for the Anti-Gang Bill (2024) bill, saying that it is a “critical step forward as we make our communities safer and more prosperous”.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname  – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on former Surinamese president Desiré Delano Bouterse and six former Surinamese military officials for alleged “gross violations of human rights.”

ROSEAU, Dominica – High Court judge, Justice Kimberly Cenac-Phulgence Monday ruled that sections of the Sexual Offenses Act contravene the Dominica Constitution as she ruled in favor of a “gay man” who challenged legislations that criminalizes buggery and other sexual activity between consenting partners, including and in particular, partners of the same sex.

NEW YORK, New York – New York City Public Advocate, Jumaane D. Williams, has  highlighted what he refers to as the unique challenges faced by Black migrants as the American city continues to experience a large influx of migrants from the southern border of the United States.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Government of Guyana has signed an agreement with French company OCEA S.A. for the procurement of an offshore patrol vessel at the cost of €39.5 Million.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados will be officially recognizing Palestine as a State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds has disclosed.

NAIROBI, Kenya – President William Ruto has welcomed the publication in Haiti of the decree confirming the creation of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) tasked with choosing new political leadership and setting up elections in the crisis-torn Haiti, paving the way for the election of a new prime minister.

UNITED NATIONS – Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United nations, Carolyn Rodrigues- Birkett, has reiterated her country’s commitment to a peaceful solution to the border dispute with Venezuela, which is claiming the Essequibo region in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados will host this week’s Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ (IACHR) 166th Regular Session.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St Lucia’s ambassador to the United Nations,  Dr. June Soomer, be officially installed as the Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum for People African Descent next week,.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Monday said it has signed a cooperation agreement with the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC) to improve agricultural development in the 15-member grouping.