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Jesse Jackson, civil-rights leader and Democratic presidential candidate, dies. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil-rights activist and Democratic political leader, has died. Jackson died in the early hours of Tuesday morning, a spokeswoman for his family confirmed. A gifted public speaker, Jackson was known for fiery rhetoric, often advocating for the interests of working people, especially minorities. In one […More]

CARICOM Heads of Government say they are closely monitoring developments in Haiti after the country’s Transitional Presidential Council stepped down at the end of its two-year tenure, handing governing responsibility to Prime Minister Didier Fils Aimé and the Council of Ministers. In a statement issued Tuesday from the CARICOM Secretariat in Guyana, regional leaders said the new governing arrangement is […More]

Mia Mottley leads BLP to third parliamentary clean sweep in Barbados election. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has made regional political history, becoming the second Caribbean leader to win every seat in a national Parliament on three separate occasions, as her Barbados Labor Party (BLP) secured another landslide victory in Wednesday’s general election. Mottley, 60, now joins former Grenada Prime […More]

After many months by Guyana’s government attempts to prevent Azruddin Mohamed from taking his rightful seat in parliament as the official opposition leader, they have failed. Azruddin Mohamed formally declared Leader of the Opposition. On Monday January 26th, 2026, Azruddin Mohamed of We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) was declared Guyana’s new Leader of the Opposition following an election held among […More]

On Saturday January 17th, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley named Wednesday February 11, 2026, as the date for a general election in her country, the second occasion that she has called a snap election within at least one year remaining on her five-year term in office. Mottley led the Barbados Labor Party (BLP) to landslide 30-0 victories in both the […More]

PM Holness ‘encouraged’ as more Jamaicans abroad look to return home. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged Jamaicans to focus on building a future at home, amid news that the United States will indefinitely pause immigrant visas for 75 countries, including Jamaica. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview, Holness reflected on the historical frustrations that have driven many Jamaicans to seek […More]

US to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns. The State Department said on Wednesday January 14th, 2026, that it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States. […More]

No lawyer disciplined in over 25 years – Bar President calls for better accountability. President of the Guyana Bar Association, Kamal Ramkarran, on Tuesday revealed that no lawyer in Guyana has been suspended or removed from practice in more than 25 years, as he called for stronger accountability mechanisms within the legal profession to address persistent delays in the justice […More]

All fifteen seats in the Tobago House of Assembly have gone to the ruling Tobago Peoples Party. The preliminary results make it the second time in history that one party has won all seats in the house of assembly. As he hailed the work of his party’s membership, political leader Farley Augustine described the victory as historic. According to Mr. […More]

Desperate Complaints By Trinidad & Tobago Citizens Causes Changes To Traffic Penalties. Up to 18 traffic offenses will see police officers having to allow motorists, time to fix the faults on their vehicles. After days of pleas from the public, Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar said, in the coming days she will go to the parliament to change certain clauses. […More]