NASSAU, Bahamas — The Office of the Prime Minister is defending the government’s decision to hire U.S.-based public affairs advisers, following a report detailing lobbying arrangements valued at US$120,000.

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela has brushed aside concerned raised by Guyana and the wider Caribbean Community (CARICOM) over a brooch that Acting President Delcy Rodriquez wore when she held talks with Barbados and Grenada leaders earlier this month.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Prime Minister Gaston Browne has strongly condemned the shooting incident that disrupted a major political rally on Saturday night, stressing that the violence was criminal in nature and not politically motivated, while pledging decisive action against illegal firearms and gang activity.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh says Guyana emergence as a global leader in climate policy and carbon markets as well as an economic powerhouse is the result of decades of deliberate policymaking and not simply the discovery of oil.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Office of the President has described as “reckless and wholly improper insinuations” a publication circulating on social media that attempts to portray either the Office of the President or President Christine Kangaloo “as the author, architect, or wrongdoer in respect of any transaction involving the State”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, arrived in Barbados on Sunday, her second visit to a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country since she was sworn into office in January following the United States invasion of the South American country that led to the detention of President Nicolas Maduro.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration and the Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday congratulated Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne on his reelection.  

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Barbados and Venezuela Monday moved towards further strengthening their bilateral relations agreeing on a number of initiatives ranging from trade, the economy, culture as well developing their energy sectors.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua — A nine-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Election Observation Mission has begun high-level engagements in Antigua and Barbuda ahead of general elections, as regional observers move to assess the credibility of the electoral environment before polling day.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government Friday said it rmains confident of securing victory at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding its border dispute with Venezuela.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali, Tuesday expressed his “grave concern” over the public display of a brooch won by Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, showing her country’s map that includes Guyana’s Essequibo Region as she held talks with two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders this month.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Parliamentary Commissioner, Harrison Thompson, has defended the integrity of the voters’ register and the work of the Parliamentary Registration Department urging politicians to exercise caution when making public comments.