TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Natalio Wheatley, says the territory must first strengthen public understanding of independence before any referendum can be considered.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is preparing to launch a National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), aligned with the global framework that recognises women’s critical role in conflict prevention and resolution.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimè says law enforcement in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been making “some serious inroads” into the gang areas and he remains confident that elections will take place by yearend.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – High Court Judge, Damone Younge, has dismissed a case brought by Opposition Leader,  Azruddin Mohamed and his billionaire businessman father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed, who were seeking to have their foreign exchange dealer’s licence restored.

NEW YORK, New York – New York Attorney General, Letitia James, has joined a coalition of 23 other attorneys general and the City and County of San Francisco in urging the US Supreme Court to reaffirm that birthright citizenship for children of Caribbean and other parentage is a constitutional guarantee that a president cannot undo by executive order.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, Wednesday said she had been invited to attend a summit of Latin American leaders in Miami early next month.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Newly appointed Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Chris Sinckler, has announced plans to recalibrate Barbados’ foreign policy so as to deal with what he refers to as a rapidly shifting world order.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana says it will sign has signed a series of agreements with St. Kitts and Nevis when the Prime Minister of the twin island Federation, Dr. Terrance Drew, pays an official visit to the country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced the formal establishment of a Ministry of Defence to boost Jamaica’s disaster response and ensure the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has “stronger coordination at the highest level”. 

ROSEAU,  Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Monday that government is hoping to finalise an agreement with the United States for signing this week to facilitate third country refugees to be sent to Dominica so as to mitigate scenarios where Washington cannot return these individuals to their state of birth or origin.

BASSETERRE St, Kitts – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has described as a “scurrilous lie and defamatory in the extreme,”  the statement made by her Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Kamla Persad-Bissessar regarding the “kidnapping” of a Trinidad and Tobago national in Barbados in 2022.

ROSEAU, Dominica — Dominica's government has welcomed the Electoral Commission’s decision to resume voter registration on March 9, while sharply criticizing what it described as a year-long breach of the law during the suspension of the process.