BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Barbados and Venezuela Monday moved towards further strengthening their bilateral relations agreeing on a number of initiatives ranging from trade, the economy, culture as well developing their energy sectors.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua — A nine-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Election Observation Mission has begun high-level engagements in Antigua and Barbuda ahead of general elections, as regional observers move to assess the credibility of the electoral environment before polling day.

NASSAU, Bahamas - Former National Basketball Association (NBA) star, Rick Fox, is among a list of millionaires vying for political office when voters go to the polls on May 12 general elections, according to financial disclosures submitted to the Parliamentary Registration Department.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali, Tuesday expressed his “grave concern” over the public display of a brooch won by Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, showing her country’s map that includes Guyana’s Essequibo Region as she held talks with two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders this month.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Parliamentary Commissioner, Harrison Thompson, has defended the integrity of the voters’ register and the work of the Parliamentary Registration Department urging politicians to exercise caution when making public comments.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The leader of the main opposition Free National Movement (FNM), Michael Pintard, says he has written to international organisations, including the United Nations, urging them to send observers to the May 12 general elections.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Prime Minister Gaston Browne has strongly condemned the shooting incident that disrupted a major political rally on Saturday night, stressing that the violence was criminal in nature and not politically motivated, while pledging decisive action against illegal firearms and gang activity.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette D. Clarke, has launched her campaign for reelection in the 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn, a largely Caribbean district.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Jennifer Greelings-Simons is to pay an two-day official visit to the Dominican Republic in June as the bilateral relationship between two countries improve.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, arrived in Barbados on Sunday, her second visit to a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country since she was sworn into office in January following the United States invasion of the South American country that led to the detention of President Nicolas Maduro.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former acting commissioner of police, Stephen Williams, Tuesday said that there is a flawed perception by the two major political parties that a state of emergency (SoE) can be used to fight crime in Trinidad and Tobago.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley joined global leaders in Barcelona, Spain,  for the IV Meeting in Defence of Democracy, where participants reaffirmed their commitment to democratic governance, human rights and a rules-based international order.