UNITED NATIONS – The head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Monday called on all stakeholders in the country “to make an unswerving commitment to exhibit political responsibility and to work in a constructive spirit” so as to ensure the future stability and security of the country.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended their 51st annual summit here on Wednesday saying that the decisions taken during the four day event “reaffirm that CARICOM remain united in purpose and determined in action.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have been told that the 15-member regional integration movement is no longer optional, idealistic or solely resident in reports and commissions, but it is existential.

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Wednesday said that Uruguay will host the sixth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean in August.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – A member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, Dr. June Soomer, Monday dismissed calls for the Caribbean to put an end to demands for reparatory justice from the Atlantic slave trade, saying it is “very important for us to address the issue”.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders opened their four-day summit here on Sunday underscoring the importance of unity as the region confronts the global challenges that seek to undermine their economic and political stability.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission (CRC) will travel to the United Kingdom next week as part of a renewed push to build international support for reparatory justice, amid what it described as growing global momentum for the issue.

FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique – Martinique has officially taken its seat for the first time in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) during the opening ceremony of the Fifty-First Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government on Sunday, in St. Lucia. 

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman and St. Lucia Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre says the region must move beyond discussion and strengthen collective action to ensure the integration movement continues to deliver tangible benefits for Caribbean people.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) whose countries operate a Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme Friday announced plans to mount a “high-level mission” to Brussels after the European Union announced plans to end visa free programme for the sub-region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Carla Barnett says regional integration and collective action remain essential to addressing the challenges facing the Caribbean as the 15-member grouping marks its 53rd anniversary.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has been elected for the first time to the chairmanship of the Special Committee on Transport of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).