KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared the island’s  road situation a national emergency and has allocated J$2 billion to effect repairs to the main road network to get them up to what he said is a “drivable condition”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Chairman of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Weldon Maddan has resigned following the agency’s controversial decision to drop criminal charges against a company – Trade Winds Citrus, that was reportedly responsible for an oil spill in a river located in the central parish of St Catherine last year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –  The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), is preparing for its 81st annual conference to be held on Sunday with high ranking officials saying the stage will be set for what they say will be a crucial part of the party’s bid to secure an unprecedented third consecutive term.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Grenada government is denying claims that the island will be one of the jurisdictions that the incoming Donald Trump Administration has identified to send deportation flights for its promised mass deportation programme next year.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduran President, Xiomara Castro, says she will convene a summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to seek an urgent and solidarity-based solution to the crisis in Haiti, where criminal gangs have been seeking to overthrow the government.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The son of President  Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi has been suspended with immediate effect from his position at the Surinamese Consulate General in Miami, following statements he made during an interview with a radio station in the Netherlands.

ROSEAU, Dominica – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is  calling for greater unity among member states of the Caribbean, noting that a united region is needed to deal with the mounting global challenges.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) Tuesday brushed aside as a a “run-with-it, “vote buying scheme”, the promises, including a reduction in the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on electricity as well as a write-off for some National Water Commission (NWC) customers announced by Prime Minister Andre Holness on Sunday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In a historic gesture of gratitude and recognition, the Government of Barbados will confer its highest national honour, the Honorary Freedom of Barbados, upon the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette D. Clarke, says she was “honored” to have joined a bipartisan United States Congressional delegation to Barbados last weekend for talks with Caribbean leaders.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) held its 81st annual conference on Sunday, welcoming a group of Accompong Maroons an Prime Minister Andrew Holness outlining a number of new initiatives, including a reduction in the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on electricity as well as a write-off for some National Water Commission (NWC) customers,

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana and India Wednesday signed a number of bilateral agreements that they said will further enhance cooperation between them as well as provide for a common position on global issues.