KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Senate has approved a proposed law that will formally establish the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) which will regulate the profession and issue licenses.

NASSAU,  Bahamas - Former prime minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, saying that “I have always taken seriously my duty to Killarney“ has denounced the move by the main opposition Free National Movement (FNM) to have him step down as a candidate for the next general election in The Bahamas.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia's government says talks are now being held with public and private sector stakeholders to develop appropriate strategies and responses to the new tariffs announced on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Elections and Boundaries Commission says more than 16, 748 special electors are expected to cast their ballots ahead of the April 28 general elections in Trinidad and Tobago.

WASHINGTON, DC – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette D. Clarke, has described President Donald J. Trump as “a proud and unrepentant union buster,” following his attack on the labor movement here.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Stuart Young says he expects the decision by the United States to impose sweeping tariffs internationally, including on countries in the Caribbean, to be discussed when regional leaders meet virtually on April 11.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Caribbean Private Sector Organization (CPSO) says it remains encouraged by the submission made by United States Congresswoman, Stacey E. Plaskett, regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order on the maritime industry.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne says Antigua and Barbuda will not turn its back on Venezuela despite pressures from the United States for countries in the region to do so.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) celebrated its 24th anniversary in office over the last weekend with Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves using the occasion to urge supporters to ensure that the party wins a sixth consecutive term in power.

SAN DIEGO, CA – The California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) has welcomed a United States federal judge’s temporary halt to the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke the legal status and work permits of half a million people who came to the US through a lawful pathway known as the CHNV humanitarian parole process for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

LONDON, UK – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley Friday held talks with the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, saying it was important for the two countries to find common “things that are necessary for us to have a healthy global commons that can benefit all of us.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Leaders of the two main parties in the opposition coalition grouping, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), met here on Monday in a bid to resolve their differences surrounding the presidential candidate for the upcoming regional and general elections in Guyana.