NEW YORK, New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday won a court order preventing the Trump administration from freezing over US $10 billion in critical funds to programmes that support childcare and other assistance to low-income families. 

KINGSTOWN, St.  Vincent – Opposition Leader Dr. Ralph Gonsalves Monday questioned whether Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro would be afforded a fair trial in the United States where he faces drug related charges.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is calling on the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to ensure the restoration of the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, following last Saturday’s military invasion of Venezuela by the United States and the seizure of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on drug related charges.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The main opposition We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) on Sunday embraced public calls by key western nations for its embattled leader Azruddin Mohamed to be elected Guyana’s Opposition Leader.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica's government on Monday reiterated that it is firmly committed to the principles of international law, multilateralism and the United Nations system, and has a longstanding respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and human dignity.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Lawyers representing the leader of the main opposition New Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Party, Azruddin Mohamed and his billionaire businessman father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed, say they will appeal a ruling by the Chief Justice that their extradition matter before a magistrates court could go ahead on Tuesday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Lawyers for the leader of  the main opposition We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party,  Azruddin Mohamed, and his billionaire father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed,  are objecting to efforts by the prosecution to bring forward the date for their  hearing in the  extradition to the United States.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman, Tuesday ruled that the extradition committal proceedings against the leader of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Azruddin Mohamed and  his billionaire businessman father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed, should go  ahead after the prosecution provided the local corresponding charges.

NEW YORK, New York - Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke on Saturday strongly condemned what she described as  President Donald Trump’s “unauthorized” military strikes in Venezuela and the  military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

WASHINGTON, DC - The United States has reiterated the importance of the Organization of American States (OAS) as a forum for engagement to “support a proper, judicious transition of power in Venezuela”.

WASHINGTON, DC - United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on Tuesday held talks with Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali, aimed at further strengthening bilateral security cooperation,  according to the US State Department’s deputy spokesman, Tommy Pigott.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Sunday that she is “not surprised at all” that Caribbean politicians have been implicated in the illegal drugs trade.