GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali Monday warned of a “pandemic of gangs” infiltrating secondary schools across Guyana, calling for immediate action to tackle the issue at its root.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - Grenada's government has launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s housing sector through resilient and sustainable solution.

HAVANA, Cuba – Two navy ships from Mexico laden with humanitarian aid docked here on Thursday as a blockade imposed by the United States deepens the island’s energy crisis.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia - St. Lucia's government Friday said it is exploring the possibility of bringing in water from Dominica as the island moves to avert a water crisis based on weather forecast and water levels at the Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO).

NASSAU, Bahamas - Prime Minister Phillip Davis says the construction of three new power stations for Andros will give the island a modern, reliable supply, able to meet what it needs now and the future to sustain growth on the island.

NEW YORK, New York – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has opened a new recreation center in the heart of the Caribbean community in Brooklyn honouring the late Caribbean-American Congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm.

LOS ANGELES, CA  – A 35-year-old woman is being held on US$10.2 million bail after she was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the home of pop star Rihanna was hit by gunfire.

MONTEGO BAY, St James – The municipal corporation in the western parish of St James has passed a resolution to erect a statue of the late reggae icon James ‘Jimmy Cliff’ Chambers at the entrance to Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in the second city of Montego Bay.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government says its main priority now is to fix the inter-island ferry system between the two countries even as it acknowledged the ongoing efforts to create a regional transport system interconnecting Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states.

HAVANA, Cuba – Cuban officials on Wednesday announced that four men on a US-registered speedboat were shot and killed after being intercepted in Cuban waters.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Stabroek News Friday said that its last edition will be printed on March 15 this year and that the publishing company, Guyana Publications Inc (GPI), has already begun the process to go into voluntary liquidation.

MIAMI, FL – Former Premier Andrew Fahie has filed an appeal challenging his conviction in the United States, arguing that the government’s sting operation involved a substance that “would never test positive” for cocaine and that key information about the credibility of the confidential informant was withheld from the court.