NEW YORK – A Haitian-born Democratic district leader has officially declared his candidacy for the New York State Senate in the 21st  District, joining a growing list of Haitian-born or Haitian Americans who hold, or are seeking, elective office in New York.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has called on the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) to develop research and programs that will help the oil rich twin-island republic deal with “current challenges” in an evolving and changing global environment.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The 14th edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) ended here late last month with the country’s culture minister saying there had been significant achievements during the 11-day event.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts – St Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has accused prime minister Dr Timothy Harris and the area’s parliamentary representative, Eugene Hamilton “of hoodwinking the people” in relation to land(s) in the Brighton area, and subsequently, the sale of lands under the Lands for Debt Swap.

NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Bahamas has approved an estimated eight billion dollars in international investments as of May, including the $100 million Carnival Cruise Port for Grand Bahama and new developments throughout the island chain.

NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Bahamas is seeking to become the third Caribbean community (CARICOM) country to be elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

NASSAU, The Bahamas  – Cornelius A. Smith has been sworn in as the 11th governor of The Bahamas.

KINGSTON, Jamaica– Jamaica is moving to establish an earlywarning system (EWS) on drugs.

According to the New York Post, 53-year-old Dr. Gary Paul Swank from Virginia was shot dead as violence in the Caribbean community nation erupted, claiming several other lives.

Jamaica’s capital Kingston is being primed to become the focal point of not just the island nation, but the Caribbean region, according to its leader.       

MIAMI, Florida - Barbados was named the “Caribbean National Culinary Team of the Year”, while Jason Thomas Ao of the Cayman Islands was crowned “Caribbean Chef of the Year”, at the 2019 Taste of the Caribbean competition held here last month.   

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago now has an official flower following the recent amendment to the National Emblems of Trinidad and Tobago Regulation Act Chapter 1904 in the Senate.