In the headlines:

• Residents of the Turks & Caicos Islands vote for a new government
• Final CLICO payout, for policyholders in Bahamas, promised for new year
• Authenticity of herbal medicines made in Trinidad being called into question
• ECLAC predicts modest economic growth in the region for 2017

and in Sports:

• New Soca Warriors head coach appoints two former players to assist him
• Curacao and Jamaica in final rounds of CONCACAF qualifiers
• PCL cricketers fined

Watch the full update here.