PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) says at least 94 residents were killed, more than 120 were injured by gunfire and 12 others disappeared in less than three weeks of fighting between rival gangs in the north and west of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area.

WASHINGTON, DC - Jamaicans throughout the United States, including in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, California, Seattle, Illinois and New York, are set to celebrate “Jamaica 60” with a range of activities beginning in July.

NEW YORK, New York –Jamaica’s Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, wants Caribbean nationals to do more to leverage the “vast potential that resides in the experience, qualifications and other capacities of Caribbean Diaspora members.

Focused on the rallying around “Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness,” Jamaicans came together in the Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) metropolitan region on Sunday to mark their island nation’s Diamond Jubilee with a special Church Service of Thanksgiving, also celebrating 184 years of Emancipation, as Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness called them “crucial partners and drivers of Jamaica’s economic development.”

UNITED NATIONS – United Nations humanitarian agencies have started delivering aid directly to people in Haiti following a recent spike in violence between rival gangs that has fueled a worsening crisis across the capital, Port-au-Prince.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica National Commission for UNESCO has launched the “Strengthening capacities at the national and local levels for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Dominica’ project here.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad –Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has called for an “overall understanding of the African condition” urging nationals to go to beyond the celebrations of Emancipation Day to reflect on the various issues confronting Trinidad and Tobago.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The waiting period for a non-national to be granted Belongership status on this British Overseas territory, will be cut in half.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) Saturday said it is deeply concerned by worsening violence in and around the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and rising abuse at the hands of heavily armed gangs, against vulnerable local communities.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness is encouraging Jamaicans to reflect on what has been gained since the country earned its freedom,  In his Emancipation Day message for 2022, Holness said that although Jamaica is experiencing tremendous hardship at this time, the country has also made outstanding progress. That progress he expressed was directly linked to the struggles the nation has undergone.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua –Nicaragua has rejected a suggestion by St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves that the United States “reach out in friendship” to the Central American nation.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett says there is urgent need to close the emissions gap to maintain global warming to well below 1.5⁰C, and to enhance global advocacy for greater access to climate financing to help Small Island and Low-lying Coastal Developing States (SIDS).