NEW YORK, New York – Representative from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are meeting over the next two weeks to discuss regional  priorities ahead of the fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA).

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the Caribbean, have reiterated their interest in strengthening cooperation and coordination to address the structural challenges of migration in the region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Jamaica will hold a meeting “within the next two weeks” on the situation in Haiti as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and the various stakeholders continue their efforts to finding a lasting solution to the political, socio-economic situation in the French-speaking CARICOM country.

Ministers and senior officials from Commonwealth Caribbean have endorsed a new set of measures, designed to improve people’s access to justice.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – CARICOM says it is engaged in discussions with the various stakeholders in Haiti where the authorities have been forced to impose a curfew and state of emergency as they seek to regain control of the country following last weekend’s security situation that resulted in several inmates being freed by criminal gangs.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Children’s First and the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) are now partners with the Ministry of Justice in a national mission to strengthen access to justice services by the deaf and children in contact with and conflict with the law. 

PORT AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The leader of the so-called peaceful “Revolution”, Guy Philippe, is calling for unity among all Haitians after declaring that the move to oust the “illegitimate and blood thirsty government” of Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry has been successful.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent –  Guyana on Friday called for the Latin America and Caribbean region to remain a zone of peace, saying its inhabitants must never experience the effects of war as is the case in Ukraine and the Gaza.

SANTIAGO, Chile –  The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has released its annual  statistical overview of the socio-demographic, economic and environmental development of the regional countries.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – New Zealand is providing US$1.6 million to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), targeting women and youth in agriculture, as the region moves towards reducing its food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The outgoing president pro tempore of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Friday called on the 33-member grouping to establish a permanent headquarters for the hemispheric bloc in order to fulfil its objectives.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The United States has reiterated its commitment to the security of Haiti and says it remains “unwavering” in its support for the Kenya-led Multinational Security Mission (MSS) as authorized by the United Nations Security Council last October.