BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has warned the 54-member Commonwealth that it risks being divided over the re-election of the incumbent Secretary General, Patricia Scotland.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – The member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on Saturday unanimously approved the lines of action and proposals for a plan for self-sufficiency in health matters in Latin America and the Caribbean and gave the United Nations regional commission a mandate to further actions for its effective implementation.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, Wednesday commended the leadership of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on climate action adding that he was counting on them to send a strong signal to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) that it is possible to achieve a resilient net zero future.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says two-thirds of Haitian migrants expelled from the United States border in recent days are women and children, including newborns with “specific and immediate needs”.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Carissa F. Etienne said Wednesday that COVID-19 has severely impacted the mental and physical health of children and adolescents in the Americas.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Guyana Tuesday called on African and Caribbean countries to collectively advocate for greater financial flows so as to allow them to adapt to the impact of climate change.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Wednesday said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has wrecked the economies of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping as the United States announced it is doubling its purchase of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots to share with the world to one billion doses.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have reiterated their “firm and unwavering support” for Guyana in its border dispute with Venezuela in light of a recent move by Caracas to strengthen national support for ts claim to the ownership of a significant portion of the CARICOM country.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, has called on G20 members to urgently work with the Commonwealth and other partners, particularly the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Trade Organization (WTO), to urgently put in place a robust plan to vaccinate the world’s 42 smallest states and shield them from COVID-19.

UNITED NATIONS – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders are getting ready to debate this week in the 76^th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has proved to be the most challenging period the world has seen since the Second World War.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana will use an emergency meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOMP leaders later on Monday to seek continued support from the 15-member regional grouping in its border dispute with Venezuela.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The International Police Organization (INTERPOL) Wednesday opened a liaison office for the Caribbean here promising to bring an international network that would help Caribbean countries in their crime fighting efforts.