ROSEAU, Dominica - Dominica's government has welcomed parliamentary approval of an EC$69.9 million loan from the International Development Association (IDA) to relocate residents from the communities of Campbell, Good Hope, San Sauveur, and Petite Soufrière.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew, has hailed the passage of the Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name (Amendment) Bill,  describing as a “foundational component” in the country’s transformation towards a secure, efficient, and technologically advanced border management system.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The founding member of Sacha Cosmetics,  Satyakama “Kama” Maharaj was sworn in Wednesday as the Minister of Trade, Investment and Tourism, bringing to 25, the Cabinet members of the new Trinidad and Tobago government of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi has paid a one-day working visit to Guyana, holding bilateral discussions with his counterpart, Irfaan Ali,  according to an official statement issued here.

NEW YORK, New York – Immigrant advocates on Friday expressed cautious optimism about the Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) decision to retain the temporary block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago, Monday said it has take note of the new government’s statements on the possibility of securing gas resources in Grenada.

THE VALLEY, Anguilla – The Governor of this British Overseas Territory, Julia Crouch and recently elected Premier, Cora Richardson, have held talks with the United Kingdom Minister with responsibility for Overseas Territories, Stephen Doughty, on the issue of crime on the Caribbean island.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, has ruled out providing solidarity to any of the five Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) countries that operate citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Premier André Ebanks Tuesday led 19 successful politicians to take their oath as legislators as the new coalition government begins the task of running a government in this British Overseas Territory.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - One week before voters in Suriname go to the polls to elect a new government, the authorities here have to deal with a situation where  more than 650 polling station staff have left the training exercises ahead of the May 25 poll.

NEW YORK, New York – Jamaican-born educator, Lawman Lynch, has thrown his hat into the hotly-contest race to replace Darlene Mealy, the incumbent New York City Council representative for the 41st District in Brooklyn that comprises sections of Bedford Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush and Remsen Village.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former prime minister Stuart Young Monday “cautioned” the new Trinidad and Tobago government from discarding the Dragon Field energy project with Venezuela after Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar described it as being “dead”.