KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has hailed the work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in achieving sustained reduction in crime and violence across the country.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The presidential candidate of the newly-formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) political party, Azruddin Mohamed, has vowed to clear his name in an alleged murder incident and is accusing the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) of being behind the accusation.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica says it will use its chairmanship of the 15-member regional integration movement, CARICOM, from July this year, to place emphasis on youth as the architects of the future.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali Tuesday appealed to voters not to jeopardize the safety of the country amid concerns raised by the United States that it has “serious national security concerns about individuals’ in Guyana.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Three bills that seek to appropriately treat with and increase the penalties for the offence of murder under Jamaican law were debated and passed in the Senate on Friday.

ST. JOHN’S,  Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government has defended its Citizenship by Investment Program (CBI) amid reports that the Donald Trump administration is reviewing potential visa bans or other restrictions for nationals of 36 countries, including four in the Caribbean.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says it plans to use its projected surplus in this year’s national budget to directly pay down on the country’s debt.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Organization of American States (OAS) says the new Permanent Representative of Jamaica, Antony Anderson, on Wednesday presented his credentials to OAS Secretary General Albert Ramdin.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – St. Lucia’s Opposition Leader, Allen Chastanet, Tuesday said the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Assembly has become too ceremonial, adding that the challenges to citizenship by investment programs (CBI) is an opportunity for the sub-regional grouping to prove itself.

BASSETERRE,  St. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has reiterated that his government has received no official communication from the United States that it is considering imposing a travel ban on 36 countries, including St. Kitts-Nevis and three other Caribbean islands.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A few hours after confirming her resignation as an opposition parliamentarian and a member of the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR),  Amanza Walton-Desir, Wednesday announced the formation of her own party, Forward Guyana.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, Tuesday said his government is willing to divest some of its national authority to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in an effort to fast-track integration within the sub-regional block.