PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Five months after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, his wife says she will never forget what “caused blood to flow in the hearts of all” and urged the country to unite in keeping with the wishes of her late husband.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries have suffered significantly as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with at least 50 per cent of households not being able to recover the income levels before the pandemic that has also seriously affected, education, health among other sectors.

WASHINGTON, D.C – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Monday called on member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) to do more to deal with the situation of violence against women, noting that “violence and harmful practices against women and girls remain pervasive in every part of the world”.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government says it is preparing an amnesty program for immigrants from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Central America.

GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Friday expressed deep concern about the status quo of indigenous Venezuelan refugees in Guyana, calling on the international community for more humanitarian presence and support for them. 

PARIS, France (Reuters)– French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday protests over COVID-19 restrictions in the French overseas region of Guadeloupe have created a “very explosive” situation.

Washington, D.C.  – On Friday, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported that a new study of Afro-descendant populations in 18 Latin American countries revealed that they "live with dramatically unequal social and economic conditions that damage health".

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has appealed for calm and “reasoned dialogue” in the French dependent territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe, where people have been protesting the mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus (COVID-29) pandemic.

NEW YORK, NY - Remittance inflows to just three Caribbean countries could surpass USD 16 billion this year, according to just released data from the World Bank.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says disabled people in Haiti who have been driven from one temporary shelter to another, as result of an earthquake, fire and mounting gang violence, have been finally able to find a safe home.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government says the state of emergency (SOE) put in place as one of the measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will end on December 23, but that the established COVID-19) protocols “shall still govern”.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne is calling on the Dominica government to enact legislation regarding tobacco use as well as increase taxation on tobacco products.