GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, Prime Minister John Briceno, says the region is ushering 2022 “with hope and optimism’ noting that the past two years have seen all plans affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –Prime Minister Ariel Henry has declared three days of national mourning after a tanker truck loaded with fuel exploded on Monday night, killing several people.

Washington, D.C.  – On Friday, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported that a new study of Afro-descendant populations in 18 Latin American countries revealed that they "live with dramatically unequal social and economic conditions that damage health".

Washington, D.C. - Jamaica’s third highest national honor, the Order of Merit was on Friday conferred on Jamaican Economist Professor   Donald J. Harris, at a ceremony at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With 46 percent of countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, continuing to report disruptions in health service delivery due to the pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging regional countries to urgently prioritize public investment in ensuring resilient health systems post-COVID-19 pandemic. 

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says disabled people in Haiti who have been driven from one temporary shelter to another, as result of an earthquake, fire and mounting gang violence, have been finally able to find a safe home.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr. Ifran Ali says that as his government continues to support the South American trade block – MERCOSUR, Guyana will also bridge the gap between the continent and the Caribbean and function as a new  ‘energy pole’.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Five months after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, his wife says she will never forget what “caused blood to flow in the hearts of all” and urged the country to unite in keeping with the wishes of her late husband.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries have suffered significantly as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with at least 50 per cent of households not being able to recover the income levels before the pandemic that has also seriously affected, education, health among other sectors.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett has expressed her “profound sorrow” at the loss of life in Haiti, after a tanker truck loaded with fuel exploded on Monday night, killing more than 60 people in Haiti.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government says it is preparing an amnesty program for immigrants from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Central America.

GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Friday expressed deep concern about the status quo of indigenous Venezuelan refugees in Guyana, calling on the international community for more humanitarian presence and support for them.