WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday honored Jamaican women’s rights pioneer Princess May Lawes by unveiling her portrait in the Hall of Heroes and Heroines at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The tribute, organized by the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) and Jamaica’s Permanent Mission to the OAS, recognized Lawes’ historic legacy as the first Caribbean woman, the first woman of African descent, and the youngest woman - at age 32 - to serve as President of the Commission from 1984 to 1986.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Communication professionals, influencers and content creators in Guyana have expressed differing views on whether children should face age-based restrictions on access to social media, as the government continues consultations on developing a national approach to online safety.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Pan Trinbago has paid tribute to Robert Greenidge, the renowned steelpan legend, arranger, composer, producer, recording artist, and cultural ambassador, who died in the United States on Monday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Mia Mottley Friday led the tributes for Sir Charles Emile Straker, “one of our greatest cultural sons,”  who has died on Friday. He was 90 years old. The cause of death has not been made public.

ROSEAU, Dominica - The Dominica Electricity Services (DOLMEC) is urging consumers to brace for further disruptions in their electricity supply as the commissioning for geothermal energy enters the final stage.

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands - The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) has named Saundra Bailey as chair of its board of directors replacing the Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy N. J. Antoine after eight years in the position.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The Dominican Republic’s flag carrier and largest low-cost airline, Arajet S.A has denied allegations linking the airline to illegally transporting a significant number of Haitian children to Chile.

The Jamaica Association of Montreal (JAM) said it intends to leverage discussions at the 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference to drive deeper diaspora involvement in national development.

HAMILTON,  Bermuda - Premier David Burt has paid tribute to the longest serving premier and prominent businessman, Sir John Swan, who has died at the age of 90. His exact cause of death has not been made public.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) says it has secured convictions against Cuban-born Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his Guyanese-born wife, Ateeka Ishmael, who were each found guilty of illegally operating a Ponzi Scheme.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) Tuesday confirmed a number of power outages across several districts even as The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) said that it is actively engaging with the JDS on last Friday’s island-wide electricity interruption.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Electricity has been restored to all customers affected by Friday night’s islandwide blackout, but tens of thousands of National Water Commission (NWC) customers remained without water on Saturday as authorities investigated the cause of the outage and worked to restore service in several parishes.