UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, Wednesday described the crisis in Haiti as a “protracted human tragedy”  and urged the international community to “to step up to support the Haitian people in their efforts to restore stability”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended condolences to the Bahamas government following the death last weekend of A. Leonard Archer, the country’s  former ambassador to the 15-member regional integration grouping.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali has announced plans to modernize Georgetown to regain its place as the Garden city of the Caribbean.

UNITED NATIONS – Prime Minister Garry Conille has urged the international community to stand by Haiti, warning “If we fail, it will not only be Haiti that will sink, but the entire region that will bear the scars”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to the twin island federation of St. Kitts and Nevis as the nation celebrates its 41st Anniversary of Independence on Thursday.

UNITED NATIONS – Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations and the newly-elected president of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Bob Rae, says more work needs to be done to bolster support for Haiti’s police force as gang violence continues to rock the French-speaking Caribbean country.

NEW YORK, New York – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged international financial solutions to give greater support for developing countries.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Tuesday expressed continued concern at the number of families being displaced in the Haitian capital of Port au Prince, due to the ongoing violence and criminal activities in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The commander of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti (MSSM) Otunge, who is the Kenyan commander of the MSSM, made the statement as he issued a fresh update concerning the status of the operation to regain control of the French speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean heads were among world leaders who on Sunday adopted a Pact for the Future to tackle 21st-century challenges, including conflicts and artificial intelligence, with Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley calling for a change of attitude and values as the world confronts those challenges.

ROSEAU, Dominica - For the first time in the history of the  Commonwealth of Dominica, a woman has been appointed as chief of the Kalinago Territory.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  Drug trafficking, firearms smuggling, and gang violence are all widely acknowledged by government leaders as a serious and growing problem in the Caribbean.