CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucians will go to the polls on December 1 to elect a new government 11 months before the general election is constitutionally due in November 2026.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - A social activist wants Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Police Commissioner, Allister Guevarro, to provide details regarding the series of United States military strikes in the Caribbean that reportedly killed more than 60 people, including two Trinidad and Tobago nationals.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, Tuesday called for the Caribbean to remain a zone of peace, warning against the impact of the military build-up by the United States ostensibly to deal with drug traffickers in the region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mohabir Anil Nandlall, has again sought to clear the air on the ongoing extradition case involving the Mohammeds, explaining that the withdrawal of tax-related charges by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) was a necessary legal adjustment under the terms of Guyana’s extradition treaty, not a political act.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has described as “garbage” suggestions that the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) was seeking to prevent the leader of the opposition We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), Azruddin Mohamed, from being sworn in as Opposition Leader.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – When voters in this Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country cast their ballots in the November 27 general election, the outcome could determine the future survival of the country’s two major political parties.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says it will announce a series of support packages to members of the population including a GUY$150,000 cash grant for each fisherman and the removal of taxes on key materials used in the sector

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The minority opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), has tabled a motion in the National Assembly seeking to amend the Representation of the People Act as a first move to have voters digitally verified before they are allowed to cast ballots in the 2030 general and regional elections.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad –  The Trinidad and Tobago government on Friday said it has taken note “of the current heightened sense of anxiety and concern”  in the country based on what it described as “false news reports suggesting that there will be an imminent  change in the status of  the national and regional  security environment”.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government on Tuesday said it would not enter into any agreement which has any possibility of violating regional, domestic or international law as the country continues to discuss a request from the United States to establish radar at Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA).

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) is denying reports of unauthorized American military activity on the island, saying that the presence of Canadian military officials are a result of the planning process for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held here next year.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica will be observing its 47th anniversary of political independence from Britain on Monday, with the government saying despite being a small nation it has “a mighty spirit, tested by storms and trials, yet steady in faith and determined in hope.