WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Joe Biden administration in the United States on Saturday announced a new 18-month designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

NEW YORK, New York – The clergy and other leaders of the Caribbean American Community in New York are on Sunday, hosting a “Candles & Roses” memorial service to honor the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Strong disagreement may be brewing at the Organization of American States (OAS) on how to respond to the ongoing, grave political and constitutional crisis in Haiti.

WASHINGTON DC, “Industry has a fundamental role to play in driving the green economy and charting the way towards a carbon neutral and sustainable future, on which our very existence depends.”

Member state ambassadors to the Organization of American States, in a special sitting Wednesday, paid glowing tributes to late former Ambassador Anthony Johnson, who had served as Jamaica’s envoy to theWest Hemisphere organization for a number of years. Ambassador Johnson passed away in Jamaica on April 28, 2021.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government Monday announced further restrictions to deal with the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as health authorities warn that the health system could collapse within a 10-day period.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States has expressed reservations about Haiti holding elections in a timely manner and urged all stakeholders in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to put aside their differences to ensure the future socio-economic development of the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The World Bank Wednesday said despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, remittance flows remained resilient in 2020, registering a smaller decline than previously projected.

HAVANA, Cuba – The Prime Minister of Cuba,  Manuel Marrero Cruz has reiterated his country’s interest in strengthening cooperation with the countries of the Eurasian Union in areas such as trade, energy, transport, tourism, iron and steel industry, mining, health, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has expressed “deep concern” over the continuing violence in the Middle East, describing it as “nothing short of an all-out war..

NEW YORK, New York – New York City’s Caribbean American Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams has welcomed New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s signing into law legislation that restores voting rights of formerly convicted felons on release from prison. 

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, has warned that health systems in the Americas, including some Caribbean countries, are overwhelmed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and she has urged nations with extra vaccines to donate them to the region.