PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Sunday that she is “not surprised at all” that Caribbean politicians have been implicated in the illegal drugs trade.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)–led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has issued an urgent call for the government to implement contingency measures to address possible security and humanitarian fallout from the United States’ pre-dawn military strikes on Venezuela.

WASHINGTON, DC – United States legislators have condemned the Donald Trump administration for cancelling immigration applications and citizenship ceremonies for immigrants.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles Saturday expressed concern over the safety of Trinidad and Tobago diplomats based in Venezuela, after the United States confirmed that it had captured President Nicolas Maduro and flown him out of the country.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Governor General Dame Susan Dougan, the first women ever to be appointed head of state in St. Vincent and the Grenadines,   says she will step down on Monday, January 5, ending 50 years of public service.

WASHINGTON, DC – Immigration leaders in the United States House of Representatives and the Senate have condemned President Donald J. Trump’s proposed rule that would punish immigrant families for lawfully accessing health care and food assistance, among other benefits.

WASHINGTON, DC – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he “anticipates no further action in Venezuela” with the US military’s reported capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The United States has promised to continue playing a role in the future of Haiti while Pope Leo XIV, a fervent advocate of international harmony, has called for a “disarmed peace” for the country.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Friday thanked the United States government for suspending a proclamation that would have prevented Dominicans from entering the North American country from January 1 next year.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley Saturday described as “uncharted territory” the events that unfolded in Venezuela over the last few hours resulting in the invasion by United States military of the South American country and the detainment of President Nicolas Maduro, who now faces drugs and terrorism charges in the United States.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Haitian American Pascale Achille as judge for Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit Court.

ST. JOHN’S,  Antigua - The Antigua and Barbuda government Sunday disputed recent comments by the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar that the 15-member regional  integration grouping, CARICOM, “is not a reliable partner at this time” and that that it cannot continue to operate in “this dysfunctional and self-destructive manner as it is a grave disservice to the people of the Caribbean”.