GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon Wednesday said 55 years after Guyana attained political independence from Britain, the country is now poised to attain economic independence.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad –Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar has questioned the decision of the government to implement a state of emergency (SOE) here as part of the measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID19) that has so far infected 16, 549 and killed 294 others since March last year.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali Monday urged United States companies to invest in Guyana’s agricultural sector.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government has defended the decision to appoint former prime minister and president, Samuel Hinds, as the island’s ambassador to the United States.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla --- As Florida lawmakers convened a special session to consider a compact that would create the largest gambling expansion across Florida, community leaders in Miami-Dade County held a news conference Monday to urge legislators to stand with the three out of four voters who in 2018 voted to require that voters, not politicians and gambling, have final say on expanded gambling.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Prime Minister John Briceño says he believes that Belizeans understand that “we are not acting out of malice” after the latest round of talks with trade union leaders regarding salary and wage cuts ended prematurely on Thursday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government Friday said it is seeking to amend the amended the Representation of the People Act so as to allow for transparency and fairness in future regional and general elections in the country.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Opposition Leader, Bishop Joseph Atherley, has welcomed a High Court ruling dismissing a constitutional challenge to his appointment.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Pearnel Charles Jr., says a new comprehensive National Housing Policy, which will address the country’s complex housing challenges, will soon go before Parliament.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – The developer behind the Kiwana Bay Project, Warren Newfield, has resigned as an Ambassador-at-Large for Trade and Investment and Consul General of Grenada in Miami, citing anti-business policies as the reason for his decision.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Attorney General Dale Marshall on Thursday described the recent action by the United Kingdom government to list Barbados as a high-risk third country with respect to money laundering and the financing of terrorism as “unfortunate and disappointing, but not surprising”.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Government is to hold talks with trade union leaders later on Tuesday even as it maintains that the austerity measures are necessary to deal with the financial situation facing the country.