MAIMI, FL – The sentencing date for convicted former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Andrew Fahie, has been pushed back following a request from his attorney due to a conflict with a paid vacation she had already booked.
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BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government says it is in the process of vetting more than 12,000 applications from migrants from 32 countries as it reminded stakeholders that the valid “white” Amnesty Programme receipt allows for migrants to remain and work in the country until a final decision is made on their application.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Presidents of Guyana and Suriname have instructed their respective officials to enter the next phase of the construction of a bridge over the Corentijn/Corentyne River linking the two countries.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s international music star, Wyclef Jean, has called on national and international actors to allow rebel gunmen to be part of negotiations aimed at finding a solution to the Caribbean country’s unprecedented political gridlock.
NEW YORK, New York – The Campaign for Access, Representation and Equity (CARE) for Immigrant Families coalition has joined with immigrant rights advocates, elected officials, allies and other stakeholders demanding US $150 million investment in legal services for immigrants and asylum seekers.
PARAMARIBO, Surinam – The Court of Justice has rejected an appeal by ex-president Desi Bouterse and his four co-convicts that sought to suspend their lengthy jail terms after they had been convicted of murder.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada - Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell on Tuesday confirmed that disciplinary action had been taken against four police officers implicated in the escape of three men, who have subsequently been charged with murder.
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Expert on Human Rights in Haiti, William O’Neill, is warning that if the deployment of a Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission “takes much longer, there may not be much” of a Haitian National Police (HNP) to support.
MIAMI, FL – The Florida Division of Emergency Management has launched a portal to collect information from Floridians and other Americans who may be trapped in Haiti by gang violence and rapidly escalating instability, endangering US citizens there.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The bodies of four people, including two children were discovered in a house that had been firebombed during the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
WASHINGTON, DC - Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States and Permanent representative to the Organization of American Her Excellency Audrey Marks, on Monday joined the OAS in paying tribute to Jamaica's First National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, on the occasion of the 7th Inter-American Week for People of African Descent.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia government says it will host a two-day regional symposium on cannabis that could lead to the establishment of a Caribbean Cannabis Forum.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s most publicized gang leader has warned of a genocide should Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry be allowed to come back to power in Haiti even as he remains stranded in Puerto Rico.