PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former acting commissioner of police, Stephen Williams, Tuesday said that there is a flawed perception by the two major political parties that a state of emergency (SoE) can be used to fight crime in Trinidad and Tobago.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley joined global leaders in Barcelona, Spain,  for the IV Meeting in Defence of Democracy, where participants reaffirmed their commitment to democratic governance, human rights and a rules-based international order.

GENEVA - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries Tuesday reiterated their call for reparatory justice for the trans-Atlantic slave trade saying their position is grounded in responsibility and equity.

NASSAU, Bahamas - Former National Basketball Association (NBA) star, Rick Fox, is among a list of millionaires vying for political office when voters go to the polls on May 12 general elections, according to financial disclosures submitted to the Parliamentary Registration Department.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana –  France on Friday said it will continue to work alongside its overseas communities to support their regional integration after Paris gave the green light to Martinique for the agreement on accession to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Bermuda's government Monday said it is advancing a policy proposal to introduce pay transparency legislation.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The leader of the main opposition Free National Movement (FNM), Michael Pintard, says he has written to international organisations, including the United Nations, urging them to send observers to the May 12 general elections.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday announced plans for the exemption from income tax on pension payments received from approved pension fund plans and approved deferred annuity plans.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Prime Minister Gaston Browne has been re-elected leader of the ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) promising to build upon the socio-economic policies over the past years as it gears up for the April 30 general election.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Jennifer Greelings-Simons is to pay an two-day official visit to the Dominican Republic in June as the bilateral relationship between two countries improve.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Government of Guyana has renewed its call for an immediate increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza and the lifting of Israel’s blockade, warning that armed conflicts are having a disproportionate and devastating impact on women and girls.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Friday agreed to advance a broad development, trade and economic agenda aimed at deepening bilateral ties and strengthening integration between their countries.