WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says the “King” of a violent Haitian gang, who pleaded guilty to gun smuggling and money laundering charges could face up to life imprisonment when he is sentenced on May 15.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Hugh Hilton Todd, will meet his Venezuelan counterpart, Yván Gil Pinto in Brazil on Thursday, the first high level meeting between the two countries since their leaders met in St. Vincent and the Grenadines last December over the Guyana-Venezuela border dispute.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The police in Suriname have launched a  search for former president Desi Bouterse who has been sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for his  role in the murder of 15 political opponents on December 8, 1982 when a military junta led by him was in power in Suriname.

WASHINGTON, DC – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Monday held talks with the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken with Washington underscoring the importance of the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican singer Pluto Shervington, known for hit songs like ‘Ram Goat Liver’, ‘I Man Born Yah’, and ‘Your Honour’, has died.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The wife of former president Desi Bouterse, who has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for his involvement in the killing of 15 people more than four decades ago, says he will not be reporting to jail as ordered on Wednesday by the public prosecutor .

NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya's government says it intends to exhaust all legal remedies at its disposal to challenge the verdict of the High Court of Justice prohibiting the deployment in Haiti of 1,000 security agents as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission ( MSS) in support of the Haitian National Police in its fight against gangs and for the restoration of public order.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The Public Prosecution Service in Suriname says it is in the process of issuing an international arrest warrant for former president, Desi Bouterse, after he failed for a second time to report to a local prison to begin serving his 20-year jail sentence for murder.

NEW YORK, New York – Two Haitian legislators have welcomed New York Governor’s Kathy Hochul’s comprehensive six-point plan to combat maternal and infant mortality in the city.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The United States Wednesday blamed “retaliatory gang violence” as the primary motive for murders in The Bahamas as it warned its nationals to be aware of the situation when traveling there.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The murder toll in Trinidad and Tobago has jumped to 28 so far his year, after three men were gunned down by “several men in police uniforms” in Morvant on the outskirts of the capital on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK, New York – Mayor Eric Adams has filed a US$708 million lawsuit against 17 charter bus and transportation companies as New York City seeks to recoup the funds it has incurred in providing emergency shelter and services to asylum seekers and migrants.