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.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre Monday said British officials are due here this week as part of the efforts to work with various stakeholders to ensure legitimate travel to the United Kingdom after London last week announced that a visa requirement will be introduced for St. Lucians travelling to the European country.

LONDON, UK - Britain’s King Charles says Commonwealth Day is being observed on Monday at a time of great challenge and great possibility as countries face the increasing pressures of conflict, climate change and rapid transformation.

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.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – The Bermuda government has launched a national public consultation on the island’s potential advancement to full membership of the 15-member regional integration movement, CARICOM.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) says more than 35 political parties and other stakeholders were registered during the first week of the registration process as Haiti prepares for elections that were last held here in 2016.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Court of Appeal says it will deliver its ruling on March 17, in the case in which Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed and his businessman father, Nazar Mohamed, are challenging the Authority to Proceed (ATP) issued by the Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Walrond, regarding their extradition to the United States.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – Governor Daniel Pruce says several initiatives discussed at a summit held last September are already underway or progressing, including improvements to police communications, border surveillance and funding for law enforcement agencies.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes, Friday slapped a 20 year jail sentence on a former government legislator after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his wife on November 10,  2023.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - The St Vincent and the Grenadines government is celebrating its first 100 days in office with Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday saying it has been “a wonderful experience” so far.

MIAMI, FL – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Kamla Persad Bissessar, has accused the main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) and others  in her country with “gaslighting” regarding the regulations within the state or emergency (SoE) that was imposed on the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  country less than two months after a more than year long similar measure had been lifted.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will hold talks with United States President Donald Trump during her visit to the United States on Saturday, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Nicholas Morris told Parliament on Friday.