NEW YORK, New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in the United States in challenging what they described as the Trump administration’s “illegal attempts” to halt billions of dollars of funding for assistance programs for other countries at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Two former high-ranking government officials have warned the Kamla Persad-Bissessar administration to dial back on threats to use deadly force against unidentified vessels entering Trinidad and Tobago’s waters from Venezuela, with one describing the approach as “borderline insanity.”

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says it  “will continue to work diligently” with the United States after US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a number of named Guyanese and foreign nationals as a result of continuing investigations into the use of Guyana as a place for transhipment of drugs to the North American country.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados has launched the second phase of the competitive procurement process for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), which brings the island closer to unlocking the grid and allowing for the further onboarding of renewable energy.

NEW YORK, New York – Immigration advocates, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), allied organizations, and lawmakers have rallied at the New York State Capitol, urging the immediate passage of the New York For All Act before the end of the current legislative session.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government Wednesday said it is “closely monitoring the situation”  after Venezuela claimed that it had intercepted a number of hitmen among several others who had entered the South American country from Trinidad.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela Monday agreed “to open diplomatic channels” in light of “recent events” as both countries “recognized the importance of the longstanding fraternal relationship as neighboring countries”.

WASHINGTON, DC – As outrage intensifies over United States President Donald J. Trump’s latest travel ban, the US Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Friday joined in strongly condemning the ban that bars people from 12 countries, including Haiti, from entering the US.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Minister Gaston Browne says he feels “fully vindicated” after a US federal court dismissed subpoenas issued against him, his family, senior officials, and private companies in Antigua and Barbuda.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus have denounced the President Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants as protests continue in Los Angeles over his immigration policies.

CARACAS,  Venezuela – The Venezuela government Friday expressed “its profound surprise at the irate and unjustified reaction” of the Trinidad and Tobago government in response to what it termed as  “ a legitimate complaint”  by President Nicolas Maduro about the attempts to overthrow his administration by mercenaries using Trinidad and Tobago.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States has named Henry Wooster as the new ambassador to Haiti.