KINGSTON, Jamaica – Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 storm with winds in excess of 160 miles per hour (mph), is inching towards Jamaica on Monday and is expected to move near or over the Caribbean island on Tuesday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The secretary of the non-governmental organization, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea, Gary Aboud, Thursday confirmed that two Trinidad and Tobago nationals  were among the six people killed following the latest United States military airstrike on a small vessel in international waters near the  coast of Venezuela earlier this week.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The leader of the recently formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Azruddin Mohamed, says he will not be silenced and accused the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) of delaying the opening of the new parliament following the September 1 general and regional elections.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is warning of the possibility for catastrophic flooding and landslide impacts particularly in Haiti and Jamaica as a near stationary Tropical Strom Melissa moves closer towards these countries.

WASHINGTON, DC –  The United States has warned countries, including those in the Caribbean that vote later this month in support of measures being pushed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on whether or not to support  a Net-Zero Shipping Framework (NZF) aimed at reducing emissions in the maritime sector.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Just over a month after leading his newly formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) political party to become the main opposition party in the National Assembly, businessman Azruddin Mohamed, has been indicted by a United States grand jury on several fraud related charges.

NEW YORK, New York – A Caribbean-born immigration attorney is warning that an affidavit of support alone may be insufficient for those applying for permanent residency, commonly known as green card, in the United States.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The United States has delivered 20 armored vehicles to Haiti’s new Gang Suppression Force (GSF), marking the first shipment of equipment to the 5,500-member UN-backed mission tasked with curbing the country’s gang violence.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali Tuesday urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders to approach the growing presence of United States naval assets in the Caribbean with “eyes wide open,” emphasizing the need for mature and open discussions on security matters affecting the region.

WASHINGTON, DC – United States War Secretary, Pete Hegseth, says the commander heading US counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean will retire by year’s end.

WASHINGTON, DC – Senior Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives have written to President Donald Trump demanding the list of designated terrorist organizations (DTOs) provide evidence for recent military strikes in the Caribbean Sea.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Immigration authorities in the United States on Friday arrested Guyana-born educator, Dr Ian Andre Roberts, who rose to become superintendent of Iowa’s largest public school district.