BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, on Thursday signed an agreement  with the President of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique (CTM), Serge Letchimy, for the French Caribbean territory’s accession to the regional body.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade marked his return to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit saying that the 51 year-old regional integration movement as “we know it is no longer affordable to most of us and it does not provide value for money”.

PORT AU PRINCE – The international human rights group, Amnesty International, says relentless gang violence in the Haitian capital and surrounding areas has resulted in a brutal attack on childhood.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended a three-day summit here on Friday night, describing their deliberations as “very good and instructive”  and signaling their intention to hold talks at the highest level with the United States as Washington adopts a new foreign and trade policy under Donald Trump.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, Wednesday underscored the importance of closer collaboration with the Caribbean saying Europe will always be ready to listen and to engage with the region.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The European Union (EU) is providing a two million US dollar grant funding to scale up the “Digital Innovation to Boost Economic Development in Belize” programme, which is being financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness Friday urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to  adopt  a strong position against criminal gangs as regional leaders said that certain acts of violence “must now be regarded as acts of terrorism”.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he does not support only selected categories of  persons being afforded the opportunity to move  and work freely within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), insisting that such a privilege should be given to every Caribbean national.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  Dr Carla Barnett, says regional heads of Government will assess challenges arising in the rapidly changing global context when they meet in Barbados from February 19-21 for the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres says he intends presenting to the United Nations Security Council, a new initiative aimed at supporting security and stability in Haiti.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States is being urged to send a high level delegation to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders summit to be held in Barbados later this week.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Gang violence in Haiti continues to have a devastating impact on the population, according to a new report from the UN office in the country (BINUH) on human rights violations recorded during the last quarter of 2024.