ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) has agreed that it should be kept “up to date routinely”  on projects in excess of EC$10 million following the controversy over the construction of the multi-million dollar residence for the Governor of the bank.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The presidential candidate for the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Azruddin Mohamed, Thursday accused the state of political prosecution after he was accused of attempting to obstruct the course of justice in a matter involving one of his party’s activists.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – France says it is keen on strengthening its relationship with Suriname and is calling on the country to accelerate the ratification process of the border protocol, signed in Paris in March 2021.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government has reaffirmed its commitment to removing King Charles 111 as the country’s head of State, as it defends the ongoing efforts to make Jamaica a republic.

NASSAU, Bahamas - Prime Minister Phillip  Davis has advised young Bahamians not to “die trying to impress people who won’t stand at your graveside,” saying he is fighting for a version of The Bahamas where children walk home without fear, build  their lives and where no mother has to hear the words, “your child is gone”.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The Haitian based media organization, SOS Journalistes, is urging the authorities here to hold a constitutional referendum ahead of plans to hold elections in Haiti by November this year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has taken a major step toward strengthening protections against sexual harassment with the appointment of 18 authorized officers who have been designated to carry out key duties under the Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act, and the swearing-in of 14 tribunal members who will hear and rule on related cases across the island.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Outgoing Finance and Planning Minister, Stanley Raghoebarsing, is calling for a further reduction in subsidies, warning that “expenditures are spiraling out of control."

NEW YORK, New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in urging the United States Congress to pass legislation prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing masks that conceal their identities and requiring them to clearly identify themselves and their agency during civil enforcement actions against Caribbean and other immigrants.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Friday defended the decision to agree to a request by the police to impose a state of emergency (SOE)  saying her government came into office on the promise that it would address the crime situation in Trinidad and Tobago as a matter of priority.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government has described as “false, misleading, and entirely fabricated” a video circulating on social media under the heading “The Diplomatic Bombshell”.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Former energy minister, Stuart Young, Friday told his  successor, Dr. Roodal Moonilal, that he would “do well to keep the theatre out of the serious business of the energy sector,’ after the Trinidad and Tobago government claimed that it had saved the country billions of dollars (one TT dollar=US$0.16) in revenue as a result of an error under the watch of the previous  administration.