ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne says his administration is considering granting an amnesty to illegal migrants as he urged all people on the island to work together to help Antigua and Barbuda rebound economically and socially from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-29) pandemic that has killed 117 people and infected 4.162 others since March last year.
BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize has reiterated its diplomatic support for Taiwan, which China considers a renegade province, even as its neighbor, Nicaragua, has switched its support for Beijing.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness is promising that the issue of the country’s future constitutional status will be addressed shortly even as he warned that “there must not be empty symbolism” moving forward.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba are observing the 49th anniversary of diplomatic relations on Wednesday with the regional integration grouping reiterating its “unwavering commitment to the further strengthening and enhancement of the bonds of friendship, cooperation and solidarity which unite us”.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says that for the first time, household helpers and fisherfolk will be able to secure pension benefits under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) as it moves to formalize these sectors.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson says the removal of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as the head of state in Jamaica cannot wait on a full review of the constitution.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia landed here on Saturday for an official three-day visit.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswomen Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) have introduced legislation to reauthorize the Haitian Hemisphere Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act and the Haitian Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act. The bipartisan bill, which was introduced in the Senate by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), would ensure that the benefits of both these critical programs are maintained until 2035.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, was yesterday elected by acclamation as Chair of the Inter-American Committee on Tourism (CITUR) of the Organization of American States in Washington DC.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A few hours after the island became the newest republic in the English-speaking Caribbean, Barbados Tuesday is bestowing honors on 87 of its nationals as the island also observes its 55th anniversary of political independence from Britain.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says there will be a comprehensive review of Jamaica’s Constitution next year after indicating that the coronavirus (COVID-29) pandemic that has exposed gaps in the law and these must be rectified.
NEW YORK, New York – Two Caribbean American legislators here on Wednesday welcomed the guilty verdict in Brunswick, Georgia of three White men who pursued and fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenadian legislators are soon to debate legislation seeking to decriminalize the use of marijuana as well as allowing for anyone over the age of 18 to have no more than 28 grammes of the drug in their possession for personal use.
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