ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Linda S. Taglialatela, Wednesday recommended that member countries of the Bridgetown-based Regional Security System (RSS) update their cyber-crime laws.

PARIS, France – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley Friday held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on the need for a fairer international system that addresses the finance needs of developing countries and which invests collectively in a just ecological transition worldwide.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The CARICOM Secretariat will on Monday launch a CARICOM Skilled Workers Program. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) may miss out on the benefits of the “green tech” revolution unless governments and the international community take decisive action now.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – CARICOM Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett, Wednesday said the Caribbean must not lose sight of the many issues that stand in the way of achieving women’s equality, such as women’s political participation, unpaid care and domestic work, impact of climate change, and gender-based violence which is a public health crisis in the region.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The visit by a CARICOM delegation to Haiti this week has been welcomed by many Haitian political stakeholders, but others fear all the efforts might be in vain should international actors fail to deploy a multinational military force to help the impoverished Caribbean country cope with the current catastrophic security situation, pundits say.

UNITED NATIONS – St. Kitts-Nevis has called on the international community to do more to help countries in the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa close the digital divide as efforts to enhance gender equality are pursued.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has elected Jamaican Margarette May Macaulay as President of its 2023 Board of Directors.

SANTIAGO, Chile – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with central offices located in Santiago, Chile, is celebrating 75 years since its creation with a “commitment to continue working for a more productive, inclusive and sustainable future for the region.” 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Deputy Secretary General for Economic and Global Issues of the European Union’s External Action Service (EEAS),  Helena König, Tuesday said the European Union is committed to assisting its security partners in the Caribbean.

UNITED NATIONS – A new United Nations report says increasingly sophisticated and high-caliber firearms and ammunition are being trafficked into Haiti, fueling an ongoing surge of gang violence that has plagued residents for months.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Prime Minister Phillip Davis says while Bahamians are “a compassionate people” they cannot afford to “shoulder any more burdens” as he reiterated Nassau’s position regarding illegal migration as well as the ongoing situation in Haiti.