KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has pushed back against criticism of his administration’s foreign policy stance, particularly in the wake of Jamaica ending its decades-old Cuban medical mission.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua - Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has called on African and Caribbean countries to rethink their economic policies so as to make them more beneficial to their populations.

NASSAU, Bahamas - Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis has confirmed that the next general election in The Bahamas will be held soon, but he declined to give a specific date.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman Monday reprimanded and modified the orders governing the weekly bail reporting conditions of Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed and his businessman father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed,  after concerns had been raised by the prosecution.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The programme director of the Caribbean Development Education (CaribDe), Melvin Edwards, Monday said that legislation governing Guyana’s cooperative sector was outdated and urged Georgetown to take steps to update the laws governing the sector.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Friday described her recent visit to the United States as just not being diplomatic, but as “a strategic victory for Trinidad and Tobago”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Finance Minister Ryan Straughn Monday presented Barbados first budget while the country is not in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme but overshadowed by global issues such as increase oil prices that could have an effect on the overall cost of living on the Caribbean island.

NEW YORK, New York – More than 100 faith leaders and faith-based organizations have  sent a letter to New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, and members of the New York State Legislature demanding passage of the New York for All Act immediately.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons says the government will accelerate the implementation of several social measures to mitigate the economic effects of the war in the Middle East on Suriname.

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago – Less than three months after the United States military invaded Venezuela and detained its leader, Nicolas Maduro on drug related charges, the controversial radar which had been erected here, has been taken down.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The Trinidad and Tobago government late Friday night used its overwhelming majority in the Parliament to extend by a further three months, a state of emergency (SoE)that had been declared on March 3, following the end of a previous measure  on January 31st,  this year.

HAVANA, Cuba – Cuba Friday confirmed that talks have taken placed with United States officials as the Caribbean country continues to face an economic crisis and intense pressure from Washington to abandon its communist policies.