NEW YORK, New York – New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, has honored three Caribbean nationals during a ceremony on Sunday marking the closure of Caribbean-American Heritage Month.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says Joly Germine, described as the “King” of a violent Haitian gang, has been sentenced to 420 months in prison for his role in a gunrunning conspiracy that smuggled firearms to Haiti in violation of US export laws.

MIAMI, FL – The former managing director of the  BVI Ports Authority Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard was given a nine-year and four-month prison sentence for her role in a drug trafficking plot that involved convicted former Premier Andrew Fahie.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Canadian YouTuber, facing a possible two yers in jail on a sedition charge, was on Friday given permission by the High Court here to return to his home until his next court appearance in August.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A post-mortem that was carried out on the remains of dancehall artiste ‘Medikk’, whose real name is Stephanie Williams, has led investigators to believe that she died from bullet wounds.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Culture and the Arts Minister, Randall Mitchell, Wednesday led the tribute to the award-winning actor and singer, Marlon De Bique, who died at San Fernando General Hospital, south of here on Tuesday night, following a brief illness. The cause of death has not been disclosed.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia is joining at least two other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in launching a prepaid electricity project in August allowing consumers to “top up” their electricity by telephone.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican government has joined media organizations here in condemning the threats made against Television Jamaica (TVJ) journalist, Giovanni Dennis, following his special report highlighting illegal drag racing in Jamaica.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Police say they have arrested a taxi driver in connection with the death of the Jamaican born singer, Navar George Barton, who was shot and killed on Thursday in  Sophia, Greater Georgetown.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  – A Canadian vlogger who specializes in video interviews with criminal gangs on his world travels has been arrested after posting such an exchange in Trinidad.

WASHINGTON, DC – United States President Joe Biden has proclaimed June as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, stating that, during the month, America will celebrate the contributions and the diverse cultures of the millions of people across the country with Caribbean heritage, “who have never let us walk away from our nation’s most sacred values of opportunity and freedom.” 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police have launched a high-level police probe following an arson attack at Gordon House, the home of Jamaica’s Parliament, located in downtown Kingston, on Saturday night.