UNITED NATIONS –  Years of underfunding of humanitarian aid and increasing needs have put millions of Haitians at risk of chronic vulnerability, according to a newly released United Nations report

NASSAU, Bahamas –  New historical research into one of the world’s richest treasure galleons, the Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas that was wrecked on January 4, 1656, has discovered a link between the wreck and the rise of the notorious pirates of the Caribbean.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says increasing administrative capacity, implementing cashless payment systems and user information portals as well as enhancing accessibility for vulnerable populations, form part of a comprehensive framework aimed at sustainably improving public road transportation in the region.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has welcomed the signing of an agreement  with the Bahamas government  paving the way for a regional branch of his Office (OHCHR) in the Caribbean.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The government of Suriname, through the National Coordination Center for Disaster Management (NCCR), says it will be sending a shipment of rice, flour, pasta and tarpaulins to Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – the islands that were severely hit by Hurricane Beryl last month. 

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas says Curacao’s accession to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as an associate member “is a testament to our shared vision of a united, prosperous, and resilient Caribbean Community”.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations humanitarian groups in Haiti are warning that persistent underfunding for the humanitarian response, amid growing needs and rising violence, means that millions of Haitians are missing out on the essential support they need.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The United States Department of State says Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe, US Ambassador to Jamaica Nick Perry and the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship, Caribbean on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) launching a Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship (CCE) Hub here

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali Friday underscored the importance of research and development in the agricultural sector, noting that the region also lacks data when seeking to implement important projects in the sector.

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador –  Three international banks says they will collaborate and cooperate more closely to generate knowledge and support public policies related to transnational organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Kingdom of Spain have signed a new agreement for technical cooperation in food and nutrition security, health, climate change, and disaster risk reduction for the next five years.

ST.  GEORGE’S, Grenada - The 15-member regional integration movement, CARICOM, Sunday began the second half of its march towards the next 50 years with regional leaders critical of what they presented as a failure of the media to highlight the successes of the bloc.