GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met on Friday to discuss the ongoing political and socio-economic conditions in Haiti as they seek to determine further action in support of a Haitian-led solution to the crisis.

UNITED NATIONS - President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Ambassador Dennis Francis, said that on his recent visit to Haiti, “If there was one single and dominating keyword that emerged in all of my conversations, it is security”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended a summit on Friday night “firmly” supporting Guyana in its border dispute with Venezuela over the ownership of the mineral rich Essequibo region.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission says it is planning a regional consultation for the first quarter of this year aimed at shaping the tenets of the OECS Sustainable Tourism Policy.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Organization of American States (OAS) says Trinidadian Ronia Swan was the only person from the Caribbean to win the Youth Essay Contest on human rights. 

UNITED NATIONS -No immediate action was taken by the United Nations Security Council on Guyana's border dispute with Venezuela during a closed emergency meeting late Friday.

OTTAWA, Canada – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is “deeply concerned” about the expansion of armed gangs and the resulting violence and instability, which is causing great suffering to the people of Haiti.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent -Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the leaders of Venezuela and Guyana returned to their respective countries last Thursday feeling that they had won “important victories” following their one day talks here addressing issues related to the border  dispute between their two countries.

BRASILIA – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday called on the South American trade bloc – Mercosur – to speak out on the rising tensions in the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Haiti on its upcoming 220th Anniversary of Independence which it will celebrate on January 1, 2024.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) is calling on the Bahamian authorities to do more to ensure people under arrest are given access to legal representation.

DUBAI – Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis has called for urgent global action to deal with the impact of climate change, telling the international community “time has run out”.