Washington, D.C. – The Embassy of Jamaica’s annual Jamaica Fest drew more than six thousand patrons to Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, on Sunday, August 17, making it one of the largest cultural celebrations in the DMV region as the nation marked its 63rd anniversary of Independence.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, has reiterated a call for the international community to provide immediate global attention to the situation in Haiti.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - Caribbean and African politicians, trade representatives, bankers, academics and other stakeholders were heading back to their respective destinations on Wednesday after two-days here discussing deeper trade, economic and cultural ties.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The humanitarian coordinator of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Christian Vovi, says the gang violence in Haiti is affecting the organization’s work in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations aid coordination office, OCHA, in Haiti says that people in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state have expressed “despair” following the “abrupt suspension” of a wide range of humanitarian services from the United States. 

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – The executive director of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),  José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, says this region continues to be the most unequal one on earth.

UNITED NATIONS – The  United Nations designated expert on human rights for Haiti, William O’Neill, is warning that with armed gangs expanding their influence, self-defense groups morphing into gang-like entities and public officials acting with impunity, Haiti is slowly becoming something like the Wild West.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries are being urged to invest in a comprehensive regional platform for food security monitoring and analysis as well as accelerate progress under the CARICOM 25 by 25 agenda by investing in regional food production and addressing bottlenecks to intra-regional trade.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) says it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three prominent partners as the sub-regional grouping moves toward advancing sustainable development, infrastructure innovation, and clean energy collaboration across the Eastern Caribbean.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping says it remains ”deeply distressed” by the escalating violence and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis - Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, is being recognized as one of the most forward-looking leaders working to deepen economic, cultural, and diplomatic ties between Africa and the Caribbean. His recent engagements reflect a serious commitment to long-term cooperation between the two regions.

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Monday said it will reaffirm the region’s commitment to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda amid a complex international context at this week’s meeting of the High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development 2025 (HLPF).