UNITED NATIONS - St. Kitts-Nevis has assumed the chairmanship of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC) saying it exemplifies the ambition of the twin-island Federation to contribute meaningfully to the work of the United Nations.
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SANTO DOMINIGO, Dominican Republic – The Directorate General of Migration (DGM) says it has returned more than a quarter million Haitians to their country last year insisting that their removals were carried out in compliance with human rights and international agreements to which the country is a signatory.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) says its leaders this week joined regional defense and security leaders in discuss security challenges and regional cooperation during the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) 2024 .
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Friday reported that the humanitarian situation remains dire for millions of people across Haiti and that insecurity continues to impact the capital with tens of thousands of people remaining uprooted since the escalation of violence in November.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICCOM) chair, Mia Mottley Wednesday said that the 15-member regional integration movement begins 2025 at the crossroads of immense challenges and extraordinary opportunities against a backdrop of global uncertainty.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Eighteen countries from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have launched the Alliance for Security, Justice and Development, an unprecedented alliance which unites governments, multilateral organizations, and civil society to address organized crime.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has launched the Antigua and Barbuda’s Tourism and Health Programme.
UNITED NATIONS – A new United Nations report says a little over two weeks after a surge of violence in the Cité Soleil commune of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince more than 207 people were executed by the Wharf Jérémie gang.
UNITED NATIONS – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Tuesday reported that over the past 48 hours, more than 4,500 people have become newly displaced due to ongoing insecurity in Haiti where criminal gangs have been seeking to overthrow the government an increase the level of insecurity in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the population in the region reached 663 million this year, nearly four percent less that what had been forecast in 2000.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The government of Haiti has announced a one-month state of emergency, effective Sunday, until January 21, 2024, in response to escalating gang violence and insecurity.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados has signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), aimed at improving the region’s food security and nutrition by 2030.
WASHINGTON, DC - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it has received only 19 per cent of the requested US$28 million in international aid to deal with the gender-based violence in Haiti.
