CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia government has described as “successful”  talks  between with Venezuelan officials following Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre’s state visit to Caracas last weekend for talks with President Nicolas Maduro.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica on Wednesday elected its first ever woman head of state overshadowed by opposition attempts to scuttle the “historic moment” and raising the possibility of the matter ending up before the courts here.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Juliet Holness, the wife of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and a Member of the House of Representatives, was on Tuesday elected Speaker, replacing Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert who stepped down from the post and as a legislator last Thursday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -A defamation lawsuit brought against Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley by an opposition legislator continues after both men appeared before Justice Carol Gobin in the Port-of-Spain Civil Court on Monday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to indicate that it will participate in a multinational security force seeking to restore peace and stability in Haiti.

NEW YORK, New York – The United States is seeking to generate support for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda's government says it intends to “fight” plans by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL)) to expand its operations into the Eastern Caribbean at the expense of the regional airline, LIAT 2020.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – An opposition legislator says he has been blocked from leaving Guyana to attend a meeting with United States lawmakers and other officials on the political and economic situation in the country.

UNITED NATIONS – Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry has called for a “tangible lasting “ solution to the crisis in Haiti that he says has not reached a “critical point” as he urged the international community to answer the call for a peacekeeping force.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica’s first woman head of state, Sylvanie Burton, was sworn into office on Monday promising to serve all members of the population as the island moves forward in an uncertain global environment.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – The Bermuda government has maintained its silence on whether or not a ransom has been made as the British Overseas Territory continues to grapple with a “cyber attack” that severely hampered government information systems.

UNITED NATIONS – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has “successful discussions” with President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic as the two countries seek to “deepening the cooperation given their strong historical and economic ties”.