Haiti’s Systemic Crisis Worsened by US Policy. CaribbeanToday's Top Stories This Week

Haiti’s Systemic Crisis Worsened by US Policy. CaribbeanToday's Top Stories This Week


Hazy Conditions in Grenada Caused by Ash from Erupting Volcano in Canary Islands

The Cumbre Vieja eruption began on September 19. CREDIT: KIKE RINCON/EUROPA PRESS/GETTY IMAGES

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport has confirmed that Grenada is affected by volcanic ash from the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, which began erupting on September 19.




Cruise Operations Expected to Resume at All of Jamaica's Ports by December

Marella Discovery 2 docking at Port Royal in January 2020. (PHOTO CREDIT: PORT AUTHORITY OF JAMAICA

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) says it is working assiduously to ensure a safe and secure return of cruise operations at all the island’s ports by early December 2021.



Haiti’s Systemic Crisis Worsened by US Policy

In September, thousands of Haitian asylum seekers crossed the Del Rio river back into Mexico as US border agents began to deport immigrants. (John Moore/Getty Images)

It’s difficult to forget the scenes of black Haitian refugees at the US-Mexico border in Del Rio, Texas being attacked by United States border agents on horseback as they scrambled to get food to their ailing and hungry families just feet away; or images of cold and dying Haitian men as they collapsed under the Del Rio International Bridge at this contentious border.




Caribbean Politicians Victorious in New York General Elections

NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams during a Get Out the Vote rally in Brooklyn in October. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

NEW YORK, New York – A number of Caribbean candidates who were victorious in June’s Democratic Primary romped to victory Tuesday night in the general elections in the heavily-Democratic New York City.



Guyana Stands Firm on Vaccination Policy, Says "No Exceptions"

Locals in Guyana wait to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations. © UNHCR/Katherine Aguero

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – On Monday Guyana said there will be no exceptions for persons awaiting their second dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine wanting to enter public buildings insisting that there is no shortage of vaccines in the country.