“What we see is worrisome”- Dr. Carissa Etienne, Dominican-born director of the Pan American Health Organization, warns about the severe health fallout from COVID-19
“As someone who was born and raised in Haiti, and the first Haitian American elected to the government in New York, I stand on the shoulders of John Lewis, because of his unrelenting determination to end discrimination and injustice” - Haitian American Democratic Council Member Dr. Mathieu Eugene pays tribute to the late civil rights icon and United States Congressman John Lewis, who died last month at age 80.
“You cannot commit a crime; profit from that crime; cause immense damage to a people as a result of that crime; and simply walk away from the scene of the crime with your ill-gotten gain!” - David Commissong, Barbados ambassador to the Caribbean community, doesn’t believe it is enough to simply have good intentions as the Caribbean seeks reparations from Europe for the slave trade.
“We will not bend”- Joseph Harmon, campaign co-manager of the APNU+AFC Coalition, vows his party and the government of President David Granger will continue to stand firm against forces he believes are trying to violate Guyana’s rule of law regarding the outcome of the country’s elections on Mar. 2.
“Many who died were my friends”- Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest expresses remorse at the unveiling of a monument last month in The Bahamas which will serve as a memorial to lives lost in the Caribbean nation during Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
