HAVANA, Cuba – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says the recent visit to the island by the speaker of Trinidad-Tobago House of Representatives, Bridgid Annisette-George will mark a landmark in bilateral relations between the two nations.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –  Less than 24 hours after the incumbent Marsha Smith announced her resignation with immediate effect, Prime Minister Andrew Holness Wednesday announced that a by-election will be held in the North East St Ann constituency at the end of the month.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Marsha Smith, Tuesday resigned with immediate effect.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has defended his administration’s continued use of States of Emergency as a crime fighting tool following criticism from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government Wednesday said it has published two orders that allows for the increase in deposit insurance coverage to be  simultaneously matched by a prudent adjustment to the deposit insurance premium.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –   Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced the launch of the REACH Road Rehab Program, a comprehensive national road rehabilitation initiative valued at J$3 billion.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Organization of American States (OAS) says the new Permanent Representative of Barbados, Victor Fernandes, has presented his credentials to OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro. 

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent –  Parliament has approved legislation making it an offence to consume alcohol in a funeral procession, but stop short of preventing the consumption of alcohol at a cemetery because the government said the boundaries of cemeteries are not clearly defined.

HAVANA, Cuba – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday denounced what he says is  the continuous imperial harassment against Venezuela.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Trinidad and Tobago will be the venue for a two-day training course for women in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) contesting or hoping to contest general elections in their countries.

NEW YORK, New York – New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, has announced a trade mission to the Caribbean in December this year, with at least 10 New York-based companies going to so far un-named  Caribbean countries with the intention of launching and increasing export s  within what she described as “this economically- important region.."

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation declaring May 21 a public holiday in honour of the Spiritual Baptist faith.