GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  Secretariat Tuesday announced that regional governments are preparing to dispatch humanitarian aid to Cuba, which has been rocked by repeated and extensive blackouts as the United States has sought to cut off the supply of oil to the country.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations has said it remains “deeply concerned” at the deteriorating situation in Cuba driven by the inability to import fuel, adding that this has triggered an energy crisis.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator and United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General, Alexander De Croo, is to pay a two day visit to Jamaica from March 5.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Bermuda's government Friday said it was pleased to have contributed to the reconstruction efforts in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa slammed into the country leaving damage estimated at more than US$9.9 million and killing at least 45 people.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Friday said it has launched an innovative Gender Toolkit,  marking a pivotal step forward in strengthening gender-responsive community development across the Caribbean.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended their four-day summit here on Friday agreeing to send humanitarian aid to Cuba, but the exact nature of that assistance has not yet been specified.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator,  Alexander De Croo, has reaffirmed the UNDP’s support for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery and reconstruction priorities and called for more strategic partnerships with the private sector to help drive full recovery and the broader development agenda.

GEORGETOWN , Guyana - President Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the security climate in the Caribbean and Latin America has improved in recent weeks following major political developments in neighbouring Venezuela.

BASSETERRE,  St. Kitts - The following is the full text of at statement issued Friday by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

NASSAU, Bahamas – The former chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, Dr. June Soomer, is urging Caribbean countries to intensify their efforts for reparatory justice, noting that sustainable development cannot occur without confronting the legacies of slavery and colonialism.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados and St.  Lucia moved towards further strengthening cooperation within the agricultural  sector with Bridgetown underscoring the need for the Caribbean region to move beyond discussion towards more practical regional solutions that have the potential to strengthen food security and expand value-added production.

BASSETERRE, ST. Kitts - The British Virgin Islands (BVI) will not allow the free movement of Caribbean nationals if it is accepted as a full member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley has said.