WASHINGTON, DC – The US-based Atlantic Council, says its Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) has formed a new partnership with the UN Women Multi-Country Office in the Caribbean “to tackle the most pressing gender-based challenges in the Caribbean”.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Reigning World champion Shericka Jackson unleashed a world-leading 10.65 seconds to become the fifth fastest woman ever, as she successfully defended her national 100 meters title on Friday night.
NEW YORK, New York – New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city will open a 12th Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center as thousands of asylum seekers continue to arrive weekly in the city.
MIAMI, Florida – A strengthening Tropical Storm Bret is heading towards the Windward Islands on Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 60 miles per hour (mph) and forcing several countries to issue storm watches.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Minority Leader In the United States House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, Thursday sought to re-assure Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries that every effort is being made in Washington to curb the illegal trade of guns and ammunition into the Caribbean.
WASHINGTON, DC – Sixty-five law makers have written to President Joe Biden urging his administration to prioritize much-needed relief for immigrant communities, particularly those from the African and Caribbean Diasporas.
UNITED NATIONS – The Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, says there is need for urgent action to deal with the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Haiti.
BALTIMORE, Maryland – The Governor of the State of Maryland Wes Moore says he wants to enter into greater business and educational partnership with the government of Jamaica.
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States and Belize have issued a joint statement to mark the first anniversary of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection “to take stock of our collective achievements during the first year of this new responsibility-sharing framework.”
New York City’s Caribbean American community came together in a show of strength and unity in downtown Manhattan today for a special flag-raising celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – CARICOM leaders open a three-day summit in Trinidad on Monday that coincides with the 50th anniversary of the regional integration movement.
MIAMI, Florida – Tropical Storm Bret is pulling away from the Lesser Antilles on Friday with maximum sustained winds of 60 miles per hour (mph) with several countries, including Dominica, St. Lucia and Martinique, discontinuing warning and watches for their respective countries.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican government has confirmed that the building housing the country’s Consulate in Haiti had come under attack on Tuesday by gunmen and as a result it had suspended indefinitely its consular services on the island.