WASHINGTON, DC – A failed resolution demanding electoral transparency in last Sunday’s presidential elections in Venezuela, has underscored the division within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries on their relationship with Caracas.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell Thursday defended the decision to dismiss Youth and Sports Minister Jonathan LaCrette from his cabinet, saying he had lost confidence in him.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have welcomed the developments taking place in Haiti and remain optimistic that elections could be held in the country by the end of next year.

St. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, Tuesday defended Georgetown’s position in calling for a “transparent” verification of the Venezuelan election results, saying that his government was not “commenting on whether the process is fair.

WASHINGTON, DC - Moving to Republic status, even without immediately resolving the question of the final court of appeal, is a practical and sensible approach” to constitutional reform.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica government Friday presented an EC$1.7 billion budget to Parliament urging citizens to meet their tax commitments to the country.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –  The governor Puerto Rico, Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia on Wednesday signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, curls, locs, twists, braids and other hairstyles across the U.S. territory.

ROSEAU, Dominica - Anette Sanford put aside the disappointment of not becoming Dominica’s first head of state when she swept to victory Monday night in the Kalinago election, becoming the first woman to be elected a Chief for the Territory.

UNITED NATIONS, DC – Guyana has called for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing war in Gaza as well as prioritizing the protection of civilian.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government says it welcomes the ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory does not comply with international law and that settlement activity must cease.

WASHINGTON, DC – This coming Sunday, July 28, will be a red-letter day for Jamaicans in Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland, who are gearing up for a momentous celebration of the island’s Independence.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Bill to amend Section 61 of the Constitution of Jamaica to provide for new Words of Enactment was passed in the Senate on Friday .