BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts and Nevis government is to present legislation to Parliament that will allow adults born abroad on or after September 19, 1983, and whose parent or grandparent became a citizen of the twin island Federation to apply to be registered as citizens.

LONDON – The Deputy Chairman of the National Council on Reparations,  Bert Samuels, says Jamaica has an “enormously strong” case after the country filed a petition to Britain’s King Charles earlier this week regarding enslavement of Africans in the Caribbean island for hundreds of years.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Wednesday said he expects the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett, to remain in office as the 15-member regional grouping awaits the advisory ruling by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana and Qatar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance agricultural technology, promote more sustainable and innovative farming practices and strengthen the capacity of their agricultural sectors.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Chairman of the Suriname’s National Reparations Commission,  Armand Zunder, says the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  country missed a golden opportunity to have independently pursued reparations for the transatlantic slave trade.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) says just over half a million voters have been registered across the country as preparations continue for the elections to be held in December this year.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A United Kingdom law firm is helping the Government develop legislation to regulate social media while protecting freedom of expression and other constitutional rights.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana and Japan are discussing ways to deepen commercial and trade ties as Guyana undergoes rapid economic transformation and expansion across all sectors.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The head of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch, Prem Narine, Monday told a magistrate court that Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed is a threat to national security even as the defence sought to establish that the United States extradition request is politically motivated.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname and Venezuela Friday agreed to further their bilateral cooperation focusing also on food security, the economy and with Caracas indicating a willingness to share its experience with oil exploration, production, and gas with the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar who Wednesday said she expects to meet with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez later this month has expressed her “love ”  for the South American leader.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana and the United States have finalised a migration cooperation framework under which Guyana will receive a limited, vetted number of skilled and non-criminal individuals through the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return Programme.