BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize says it is “deeply concerned” at the decision of donor countries to suspend contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Special Representative to Haiti has warned that the crisis in the country has reached “a critical point”.

KAMPALA, Uganda – Guyana has underscored the need for global solidarity and united action to address the interconnected socio-economic, environmental, and governance challenges that threaten sustainable development of the Global South.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Officials in Barbados have nominated road tennis and landship to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A new initiative aimed at lessening the Caribbean region’s poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition has been launched in Guyana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The division within the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) as to their diplomatic relations with China and Taiwan became even more glaring with some member states congratulating the President elect of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te, and others re-affirming their adherence to the One China Policy.

UNITED NATIONS – The Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday that escalating armed violence in Haiti has triggered a “profound” humanitarian crisis.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A private sector-led regional ferry service was launched on Tuesday aimed at increasing and improving transportation among the Caribbean countries.

GENEVA –  UN experts has welcomed the recent decision by Suriname’s highest court, to uphold the 20-year prison sentence of former president Desi Bouterse for the torture and extrajudicial execution of 15 political opponents in 1982.

BERLIN – Transparency International says only Guyana and the Dominican Republic in the Americas have improved their Corruption Perception Index (CPI) scores over the past decade, while the others have either stagnated or significantly declined.

KAMPALA, Uganda – President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Ambassador Dennis Francis, Friday warned that widening inequalities are breeding fresh grievances, while mistrust and geopolitical competition are hampering efforts to realize the aspirations of achieving sustainable development by 2030.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Forestry and Marine Resources is set to roll out its “Young Entrepreneurs, Farmers and Fishers in Agriculture and Agribusiness Project,” funded by the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF).