KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday blasted the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) for criticizing the government’s position of not imposing any new taxes on citizens for nine consecutive budgets.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Julian Robinson, is recommending that character education be incorporated within the school system.

New York, New York - Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, on Saturday, pointed to the pivotal role women play in creating a safer and healthier world, and spotlighted the compelling need for women's economic empowerment.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Leader of the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) Leader Mark Golding says it is time for a change in the government as Jamaicans have signaled this to the Andrew Holness-led administration based on the outcome of the recent Local Government election.

WASHINGTON, DC – Republican lawmakers on Friday said the Biden administration “owes Congress a lot more details in a more timely manner before it gets more funding,” for Haiti even as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that Haiti continues to face a political and humanitarian crisis.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's Attorney General says the country’s justice sector is undergoing significant transformation with the introduction of alternative dispute resolution methods and streamlined plea bargaining, aiming for greater efficiency and adaptability.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole D. Theriot, has welcomed a “deeper U.S.-Guyana security relationship,”  as Washington announced additional funding to help Guyana better combat crime, enhance the rule of law, and integrate effectively into the Regional Security System (RSS).

NAIROBI, Kenya – The President of Kenya, William Ruto, has reaffirmed that his country will still lead a United Nations-backed multi-national police force to help quell gang violence in Haiti once a transitional presidential council is formed in the Caribbean country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali has defended the role played by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping in brokering a deal in Haiti paving the way for a “peaceful transition of power” in the French-speaking CARICOM country.

GABORONE, Botswana – Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis has held talks with President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi the visiting head of government has described as a “significant milestone in bilateral relations” between the two countries.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Several political leaders in Haiti have rejected a proposal submitted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to end the current unstable situation in the French-speaking country and have instead reiterated their position of imposing their own three-member presidential council to govern the troubled country until general elections.

ROME, Italy – Pope Francis Sunday offered prayers for Haiti, while a United States legislator is urging Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry to “do what is right for the Haitian people” and step down from office.