Jamaica is ramping up its fight against gang violence, with Prime Minister Andrew Holness calling for international support, while dancehall artist Kiprich faces arrest over alleged gang-related lyrics. In Haiti, former First Lady Martine Moïse is urging Donald Trump to declassify FBI files on her husband’s assassination. A new study warns of dangerously high mercury levels in Caribbean fish, prompting calls for stricter seafood monitoring. The British Virgin Islands is rolling out a solar energy program to cut electricity bills in half, and Guyana’s Civil Aviation Training School has received global accreditation, opening new opportunities for Caribbean pilots. In sports, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago drew 1-1 in an international friendly, while the USA dominated the CONCACAF U-17 qualifiers with a record-breaking 22-0 win over the U.S. Virgin Islands.
