BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize says it will not allow charter flights from Haiti to land in the country warning also it is prepared to reverse provisions of allowing Haitians to come to the country without a visa.

NEW YORK, New York – Early voting started on Saturday for a number of Caribbean American candidates seeking public offices in New York Democratic Primary on June 28th. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government has approved the National Diaspora Policy and a plan of action to implement the strategies identified is currently being drafted, Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Leslie Campbell, has said.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Jamaica has been elected as one of three Vice Presidents of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States. 

LOS ANGELES, CA – CARICOM Chairman John Briceño has described as inexcusable, incomprehensible, and unforgivable, the decision by the United States to exclude Cuba and Venezuela from the ongoing ninth Summit of the Americas.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The British government has decided against imposing a partial suspension of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Constitution and has accepted the National Unity Government’s proposal on how to implement the other recommendations outlined in the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report, Governor John Rankin has said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says a Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC), to include representatives from the government, the parliamentary opposition, relevant experts, and the wider society, is to be appointed to ensure the country’s smooth transition to a Republic.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former health minister, Dr. Fuad Khan has filed nomination papers to challenge Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, for the leadership of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados is expected to have draft policy and legislation on the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), by November 30.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Opposition Leader Kamala Persad Bissessar says the main opposition United National Congress (UNC) will not support legislation “at this time” allowing for CARICOM nationals to gain employment in Trinidad and Tobago.

Washington, DC - Republican Congressman from the 7th District in the State of Tennessee, Dr. Mark Green, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy, has the rapped attention of Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, as they held discussions during a courtesy call on him at his Office at the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill on Tuesday May 17th.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua –Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland, has praised Caribbean and Commonwealth countries for their “strong support” to improve upon data-driven approaches to sustainable development.