GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The head of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch, Prem Narine, Monday told a magistrate court that Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed is a threat to national security even as the defence sought to establish that the United States extradition request is politically motivated.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana police say they have intercepted two heavily tinted motor vehicles that had earlier been “observed acting in a suspicious manner” near the private residence of President Irfaan Ali at Leonora, West Coast Demerara on Thursday night.

ST JOHN’s, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne is pressing the United States to explain why Antigua and Barbuda is considered a national-security threat warranting visa restrictions.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana and the United States have finalised a migration cooperation framework under which Guyana will receive a limited, vetted number of skilled and non-criminal individuals through the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return Programme.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The foreign ministers of Haiti and the Dominica Republic have held talks that focused on border security, combating illicit economic activities, migration issues, formalizing trade and investment, and expanding air links, according to an official statement issued here.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Trinidad and Tobago’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Deborah Thomas-Felix, says the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have moved beyond previous trade tensions and should now focus on strengthening business ties, investment and access to each other’s markets. 

WASHINGTON, DC – The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin says security and elections are the most urgent and interconnected priorities in Haiti and called on all stakeholders and the international community to accelerate efforts to restore democratic institutions through a credible electoral process.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew Thursday said he remains in “good spirits” and is continuing to “getting fully active, fully conscious and in stable condition”  as members of his medical team in the United States continue to evaluate his illness.

UNITED NATIONS – The United States has condemned deadly gang attacks against the Kenscoff community in Haiti and called for the rapid deployment of the United Nations-authorized Gang Suppression Force (GSF).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A senior Jamaican public official has confirmed that their United States tourist visa was revoked while they were in the country on official business, according to The Sunday Gleaner.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says while technology is transforming how parliaments operate, it must never replace human judgement or compromise the dignity at the core of democracy.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago is celebrating its 64th anniversary of Republicanism on Monday with Police Commissioner, Allister Guevarro, telling cittizens the threats to disrupt the celebrations are low and that they should not worry about the series of bomb threats made over the past few days.