KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says he has been informed that “a couple of persons in the bureaucracy” at the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) are saying “nobody should pay attention” to his May 2, 2024 letter in which he criticised the approach taken to remove the bank’s president, Dr. Hyginus “Gene” Leon.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean-American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke and immigration advocates in New York on Saturday welcomed the Biden administration’s access to affordable, quality health care coverage to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients from the Caribbean and other places.  

PORT U PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s New  executive authorities have affirmed their commitment to creating a climate of peace and security, in the prospect of  holdind a constitutional reform and general elections, in time to hand over power to a new elected leader and other officials, by February 2026, the head of the presidential transitional council (CPT) has said.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government on Tuesday complained of too many private vehicles on the roads here and has announced plans for an initiative that will result in a reduction.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland, Friday emphasized the importance of the Commonwealth to the continued future development of the international community.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government has accused former prime minister Dr Hubert Minnis of engaging in “scaremongering” after he again criticized the Phillip Davis administration’s plans to members of the security forces in Haiti.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says “unsuccessful attempts” had been made to impugn the character of the former president of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr. Hyginus “Gene “ Leon, whom he described as “ a distinguished son of our Caribbean civilisation from St. Lucia”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr. Irfaan Ali has reaffirmed Guyana’s ongoing transformation and projected growth under the leadership of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) began a four-day meeting here on Monday with Prime Minister Dr. Terrence Drew noting the increased instances of violent crime involving the use of illegal firearms in the region.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Retired High Court judge, Justice David Harris has been appointed chair of a team that will investigate the understatement of Trinidad and Tobago government revenue for the financial year 2023.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The governments of Guyana and Jamaica on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation on media, mass communication and public affairs.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana has signed a security agreement with Suriname and French Guiana that Georgetown says marks a pivotal step towards enhancing cooperation and addressing shared security challenges.