NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government has accused former prime minister Dr Hubert Minnis of engaging in “scaremongering” after he again criticized the Phillip Davis administration’s plans to members of the security forces in Haiti.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) began a four-day meeting here on Monday with Prime Minister Dr. Terrence Drew noting the increased instances of violent crime involving the use of illegal firearms in the region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana has signed a security agreement with Suriname and French Guiana that Georgetown says marks a pivotal step towards enhancing cooperation and addressing shared security challenges.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi has given government ministers a week deadline to reverse policies where lands reserved for agricultural projects were being given to people.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has vowed that the state will bow to criminality and lawlessness, with the upsurge in violence at schools island-wide.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The Prime Minister of Haiti,  Ariel Henry officially resigned on Thursday as a transitional government is sworn in and a new leader, Michael Patrick Boisvert, will become the country’s interim president.

Miami, FL - Three candidates are challenging incumbent North Miami Mayor Deslume in this year's city election which should see a large voter turnout because of the U.S. presidential race.

WASHINGTON, DC – Several United States legislators, including Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, have made an appeal to the Joe Biden administration to redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and pause deportations back to Haiti.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The founder and coordinator of Minority Rights Dominica (MiRiDom), Daryl Phillip, Monday welcomed the High Court ruling that two sections of the Sexual Offenses Act (SOA) contravene the Dominica Constitution.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government has brushed aside a report by a US publication that the island had become the “front yard” for China with Beijing being able to exert undue influence on the Gaston Browne administration.

ROSEAU, Dominica – High Court judge, Justice Kimberly Cenac-Phulgence Monday ruled that sections of the Sexual Offenses Act contravene the Dominica Constitution as she ruled in favor of a “gay man” who challenged legislations that criminalizes buggery and other sexual activity between consenting partners, including and in particular, partners of the same sex.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados will be officially recognizing Palestine as a State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds has disclosed.