KINGSTON, Jamaica – Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Wayne Robertson, has called for the laws of Jamaica with outdated monetary penalties to be updated.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana;s government  on Tuesday said it has sent the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Mae Thomas “on leave with immediate effect” after she was named along with two other Guyanese nationals for their roles in public corruption in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –  Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson has expressed concern  about several proposals contained in the report of the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) now before the House of Representatives.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Former Jamaica prime minister, Percival J. Patterson, says it is time for action as he rallied Africa and the Caribbean countries to work together to advance their common interest.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government says it will launch two projects aimed at improving communication and engagement between Jamaica and the Diaspora during the three-day 10th  Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference  that gets underway here on June 16.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called for a national debate on the age of retirement in Dominica.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, Thursday said that he has instructed his lawyers to proceed with a lawsuit against the Deputy Speaker, Heroy Clarke, over statement he allegedly made on social media regarding Golding’s relationship with his wife, Sandra.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Prime Minister Garry Conille was released from hospital late Sunday after he was hospitalized after suffering an apparent asthma attack on Saturday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Guyana says it will enact a slew of amendments to its extradition laws which will make it easier for extraditions to take place from and to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

UNITED NATIONS – Guyana Tuesday called on the international community to provide more financial support for disability-inclusive development in developing countries.

NEW YORK, New York – The son of Jamaican immigrants says he has decided to run for the position of New York State Male District Leader, so he can “protect democracy” in Brooklyn.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Attorney General, Garcia Paragsing, says despite facing a shortage of resources, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) and the police are working round the clock to ensure the arrest of former president Desi Bouterse.