HAMILTON,  Bermuda - Premier David Burt has paid tribute to the longest serving premier and prominent businessman, Sir John Swan, who has died at the age of 90. His exact cause of death has not been made public.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The head of Jamaica’s independent police oversight agency is calling for a major overhaul in how body-worn cameras are deployed across the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), arguing that the current system fails to prioritise the operations where accountability and transparency are most critical.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana is moving towards a national security system that is integrated and technology-driven, featuring smart police stations, artificial intelligence-powered crime prediction tools and full CCTV coverage across the country by 2030, President Irfaan Ali has said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Electricity has been restored to all customers affected by Friday night’s islandwide blackout, but tens of thousands of National Water Commission (NWC) customers remained without water on Saturday as authorities investigated the cause of the outage and worked to restore service in several parishes.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaican government says the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-backed US$50 million agriculture recovery and resilience programme is scheduled to be fully implemented in September, benefiting farmers and fishers affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has officially launched the country’s national gold and jewellery brand under the brand name “Eldorado Reimagined” marking a historic milestone in the transformation of the country’s gold sector.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has joined the Latin America and Caribbean Cyber Competence Centre (LAC4) opening the way for the country to benefit from enhanced cybersecurity training, access to advanced digital forensic resources, stronger policy development support, and regional collaboration.

Nyack, New York - Despite heavy rain and gloomy weather conditions, the spirit of Trelawny remained unshaken as hundreds of Jamaicans gathered in New York over the Memorial Day weekend for the 47th annual Trelawny Reunion Weekend, a celebration deeply rooted in heritage, fellowship, and community pride.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government has established the Mavis Gilmour Centenarian Honour to recognise the oldest Jamaican every year.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday honored Jamaican women’s rights pioneer Princess May Lawes by unveiling her portrait in the Hall of Heroes and Heroines at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The tribute, organized by the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) and Jamaica’s Permanent Mission to the OAS, recognized Lawes’ historic legacy as the first Caribbean woman, the first woman of African descent, and the youngest woman - at age 32 - to serve as President of the Commission from 1984 to 1986.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Prosecutors are seeking a three-year jail term for the former Des Moines Public School Superintendent, Guyana-born Ian Roberts’ who was detained by federal immigration officers on September 26, 2025, just weeks into a new school year.

ATLANTA – A Jamaican national Orville Andrew Pernell, who escaped custody in St.  Lucia while awaiting extradition on a murder charge, was sentenced to federal prison in the United States earlier this week.