WASHINGTON, DC – The United States has announced a commitment of up to US$30 million towards a new initiative that will accelerate international development projects in countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean and sustain the positive effects they deliver.  

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –  The United States has delivered various military equipment and materials to Haiti as the United Nations sanctioned Kenyan-led Multi-national Support Mission to Haiti has warned the criminal gangs that “we have a job that we are committed to do”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Hurricane Beryl is closing on the Windward Islands and in particular Grenada and St. Vincent with life-threatening winds and storm surge on Monday.

WASHINGTON, DC – Barbados is the lone Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country attending this week’s Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (Americas Partnership) foreign affairs track Ministerial meeting, the United States Department of State has confirmed.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  As Hurricane Beryl makes its way towards the United States on Sunday, it has not only left a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean, but has forcefully reignited the debate as to the role developed countries have and continue to play in warming the earth, resulting in severe storms like Beryl that took less than a week to become a category 5 hurricane.

NEW YORK, New York – The Governor of New York Kathy Hochul, has awarded US$20 million to 17 community-based organizations that help refugees become employed while adjusting to their new homes in New York. 

WASHINGTON, DC – United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett has welcomed the announcement by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in providing US$4.5 million of immediate humanitarian assistance to Caribbean countries impacted by Hurricane Beryl. 

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has reiterated his solidarity with Caribbean countries affected by the passage of Hurricane Beryl, as the international body releases four million US dollars from its emergency response fund to kickstart relief efforts.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Prime Minister Garry Conille has welcomed the arrival of the first batch of soldiers from Kenya on Tuesday, saluting ”the determination of the Kenyan government and its people to support Haiti in the fight against insecurity that is corroding the society.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas Wednesday conferred the  Order of National Hero to a former slave as the country celebrated its 51st anniversary of political independence from Britain.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is preparing for the passage of Hurricane Beryl that is expected to pass over or near the island on Wednesday, with the government announcing the closure of all offices, except those that provide essential services.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua – West Indies suffered a heartbreaking three wicket defeat to South Africa under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern to crash out of the Twenty20 World Cup here late Sunday night.