KINGSTON, Jamaica – United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has described Haiti as a “tragic situation” and appealed to the international community to do more to help Haiti overcome its present political and socio-economic conditions.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Public Alert Notification System (PANS) that allows emergency alert information to be shared on a nationwide scale has been officially launched by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM).

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has paid glowing tribute to the late Randall Robinson, the human rights activist and lawyer known for his advocacy against South African apartheid and for Haitian democracy.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government has warned nationals against participating in illegal attempts to enter the United States as it confirmed that the body of a person found on the streets in Mexico was a Jamaican national, who was seeking to enter the North American country illegally.

NEW YORK, New York - Haitian-American legislator, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, has welcomed the confirmation  of Judge Rowan Wilson by the State Senate to the position of  Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, New York’s highest court.

NEW YORK, New York – Former St. Vincent and the Grenadines ambassador to the United Nations, Dennie Wilson, has died of cardiac arrest, his wife, Indica has confirmed.

WASHINGTON, DC - Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks has expressed sadness at the passing of retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart, a Jamaican American engineer, trailblazer, and unwavering supporter of Jamaica who passed away on April 28, surrounded by his family.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Calypsonian David Rudder Friday confirmed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as he gets ready for a major show here next month to mark his 70^th birthday.

NEW YORK, New York – A Belize real estate developer, Andris Pukke, has been charged with wire fraud and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions in connection with the alleged embezzlement of more than US$13 million from Sanctuary Belize, a real estate development in Belize that he directed and controlled.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The government of St. Kitts-Nevis on Wednesday unveiled plans for transforming the residence of the Federation’s first national hero into a museum saying that the country must recognize the contributions of those who have served with distinction in the process of nation-building.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The local theatre community is mourning the passing of Winston ‘Bello’ Bell, best known for being one half of the comedic duo Bello and Blakka, who died on Saturday after experiencing medical complications.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados Light & Power Company (BLPC) Tuesday said that it had safely restored 75 percent of its customers following an island wide blackout that disrupted water supplies and operations at the island’s airport.