UNITED NATIONS – The head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, has warned that “the world is failing the Haitian people,” and has called for immediate action by the international community to address conditions in Haiti.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has been elected to serve on the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Executive Council for 2023-2027 alongside Colombia.
U.S. Virgin Islands – The U.S. Virgin Islands is closing in on the historic commemoration of its 175th Emancipation Day, which marks the abolition of slavery in the former Danish West Indies some 17 years prior to the “Juneteenth” declaration of freedom in 1865 on the mainland.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A three day consultation began Jamaica on Sunday with CARICOM countries reiterating their commitment to finding a solution to the political and socio-economic situation in Haiti.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has lamented the absence of health, education and technology from the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) mission to increase food production and eat healthy.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Venezuela Tuesday reiterated its commitment in maintaining the “historical path” towards the development of the Caribbean region, despite what it termed “the imposition of illegal coercive measures unilaterally”
NASSAU, Bahamas - CARICOM leaders have asked the United States to lift its sanctions against Venezuela so as to allow regional countries to benefit from the PetroCaribe initiative.
ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he is looking forward to his tenure as chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping from July 1, predicting that the upcoming six months will be a “critical” one for the regional integration grouping.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Terrance Drew has urged members of the sub-regional grouping to continue to show strength in leadership in order to navigate successfully a changing global environment.
LONDON, UK – Commonwealth trade ministers, including those from the Caribbean, began a two-day meeting on Monday providing a platform for ministers to review the progress made since the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Canada and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have reaffirmed the “enduring value of the deep and dynamic partnership” strengthening their commitment to sustainability, resilience, climate action, access to finance, regional security, and shared values.
UNITED NATIONS – Two CARICOM prime ministers will address a special United Nations conference in New York on Friday aimed at raising funds to assist Haiti.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bahamas-based Cloud Carib that is intended to support the realization of a single Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) space in the sub-region.