NEW YORK, New York – Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness was honored with the Legacy Award by the New York-based American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) during its 29th Annual “The Legacy Continues” Black-Tie Awards Gala in Manhattan on Friday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has reaffirmed its commitment to the One China policy as President Irfaan Ali Sunday commissioned the Guyana–China Friendship Park on the West Bank Demerara that the authorities say reflects the enduring friendship and expanding cooperation between the two countries.

TEXAS – More than 300 Belizeans residing in the United States have been given Belizean passports after claiming their birthright during a “PassBack” ceremony organised by the Belize government.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is providing an US$80 million loan to Barbados as the Caribbean country seeks to modernise its water infrastructure as it moves to address one of the most persistent challenges facing households, communities and businesses across the island.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – At least 30 people, many of them school-age children as young as 12, have died after a gathering promoted on TikTok turned tragic on Saturday at Haiti’s historic mountaintop fortress.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Miss Jamaica Universe, Gabrielle Henry, has been released from hospital nearly four months after suffering serious injuries following a fall during the Miss Universe 2025 in Thailand.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a prominent businessman, Yip Choy, 70, whose body was found Monday in the carpark at Harbour View Apartments in Westmoorings.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Suriname on Tuesday bade a final farewell to former president Chandrikapersad Santokhi, whose grieving wife, Melissa, said she “only wanted to protect him, against exploitation, against the abuse of his body”.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Designated Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, William O’Neil, Monday said that at least 1.4 million people largely in the capital Port-au-Prince, have been forced to flee their homes due to gang violence.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The  Concerned Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago has criticised the decision of the Kamla Perrsad-Bissessar government to officially designate three Middle Eastern paramilitary and political organisations as terrorist entities, triggering an immediate freeze on any Trinidad and Tobago assets linked to the groups.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Governor of the Bank of Jamaica and former Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Roderick G. Rainford, has died .

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali Monday warned of a “pandemic of gangs” infiltrating secondary schools across Guyana, calling for immediate action to tackle the issue at its root.