NEW YORK, New York– The spiraling cost of living, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and high unemployment rates, have made it difficult for many Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean to rebuild their lives and integrate into society, a UN report issued on Wednesday has revealed.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) says Jamaican hotelier and businessman, Kevin Hendrickson, has been named as the Caribbean Hotelier of the Year.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden Administration is reportedly pushing for legislation that will lead to sanctions on gang leaders in Haiti in the wake of an escalation of violence.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chairman of the CARICOM Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE), Dr. Horace Chang, says the United States has given a commitment to the region that it will work towards stemming the flow of illegal firearms into the Caribbean.

WASHINGTON, DC –A former United States ambassador to Haiti says it is time to throw away the gloves and stop pretending that "normal” diplomacy will work in Haiti.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Residents began boarding up properties as the island braced for the arrival on Friday of Hurricane Fiona, a large and powerful storm that reports say earlier killed at least six people during its rampage across the northern Caribbean.

NEW YORK, New York – New York Governor Kathy Hochul has launched the Institute for Immigration Integration Research & Policy to help immigrants transition to community life, further education, and the workforce.

Alferita ‘Rita’ Marley, OD, OJ, LITT, will receive the Jamaica Consulate General’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Consul General Oliver Mair will present the prestigious honor at the premier performance of the National Dance Theatre Company at the South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center in Cutler Bay, Florida.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry on Tuesday appealed for “calm and reconciliation” in the Haiti as the country continues to be beset by acts of violence, crime, murders and kidnappings as well as protest by opposition forces calling for his removal.

NEW YORK, New York – Immigration advocates in New York have decried a United States federal appeals court ruling in New Orleans that puts in further limbo the status of over a million Caribbean and other immigrants brought to the US as children. 

NEW YORK, New York – New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, says the city will open Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers to support the hundreds of asylum seekers, including Caribbean nationals, arriving in New York City each day from Texas and other border states.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden administration in the United States says it has discussed the importance of regional security cooperation with Surinamese President and Chair of CARICOM Chandrikapersad Santokhi.