KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Governor General Dame Susan Dougan, the first women ever to be appointed head of state in St. Vincent and the Grenadines,   says she will step down on Monday, January 5, ending 50 years of public service.

WASHINGTON, DC – Immigration leaders in the United States House of Representatives and the Senate have condemned President Donald J. Trump’s proposed rule that would punish immigrant families for lawfully accessing health care and food assistance, among other benefits.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Mia Mottley has given the clearest indication yet that Barbadians could be going to the polls early next year.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The United States has promised to continue playing a role in the future of Haiti while Pope Leo XIV, a fervent advocate of international harmony, has called for a “disarmed peace” for the country.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Friday thanked the United States government for suspending a proclamation that would have prevented Dominicans from entering the North American country from January 1 next year.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government Friday said it had reached an agreement with the United States allowing for its nationals currently holding valid visas to be allowed entry into the North American country.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Haitian American Pascale Achille as judge for Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit Court.

ST. JOHN’S,  Antigua - The Antigua and Barbuda government Sunday disputed recent comments by the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar that the 15-member regional  integration grouping, CARICOM, “is not a reliable partner at this time” and that that it cannot continue to operate in “this dysfunctional and self-destructive manner as it is a grave disservice to the people of the Caribbean”.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is facing mounting criticism at home and abroad following comments linking United States visa restrictions imposed on some Caribbean countries to what she described as “badmouthing” Washington, remarks that have drawn sharp responses from regional leaders and opposition figures.

WASHINGTON, DC – United States legislators have condemned the Donald Trump administration for cancelling immigration applications and citizenship ceremonies for immigrants.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas Friday said that it had established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Kosovo, a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, located on the Balkan Peninsula,.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Wednesday said Trinidad and Tobago is not involved in the moves by the United States President Donald Trump to order a “total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.