WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tragedy and triumph is a recurring theme in the history of Haiti, the world’s first Black Republic. It was a horrific tragedy that Africans were enslaved via the Europe slave trade and forcibly relocated to Ayiti to be the forced free labor for what would become the richest colony in the Caribbean.

Washington DC,  - United States Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, has sought to allay the fears of over eight thousand DACA-eligible Caribbean immigrants that persons who have already applied for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme will not be affected by the recent the Texas Federal  Court ruling.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Sunday said that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping should feel insulted by a statement released by a group of international diplomats regarding the political situation in Haiti where armed gunmen shot and killed President Jovenel Moise during the early hours of July 7 at his private residence.

Last night, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and the United Teachers of Dade (UTD) reached a Tentative Agreement that recognizes the high-quality work of educators and demonstrates the District’s commitment to rewarding and maintaining a highly skilled workforce. As part of the package, teachers and other school employees will be able to maintain 100 percent employer-funded health insurance.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Culture Minister Olivia Grange has expressed sadness at the passing of the former Executive Director and Chairman of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Hugh Nash.

WASHINGTON DC, – Using technology to drive Jamaica’s development will take center stage at the upcoming monthly town hall meeting with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks. This month’s Let's Connect will take place on Thursday, 22nd July, 2021 at 7:00pm EDT.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government has announced a tightening of the measures aimed at curbing the spreading of the coronavirus (COVID-19) after the island recorded more than 800 new cases within six days pushing the number of positive cases to 52,089 and the confirmed deaths to 1,178.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has commended the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for upholding a promise she made to regional leaders regarding the appointment of a senior Caribbean diplomat to her cabinet.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, has issued a stern warning to Haitian and Cuban migrants not to attempt to come to the North American country illegally, especially in the wake of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Phillip J. Pierre will be sworn in as the new Prime Minister of St. Lucia later on Wednesday as international observer teams that monitored Monday’s general elections say the results reflected the will of the voters.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – A 71-year-old neurosurgeon was sworn in Tuesday as Haiti’s seventh prime minister since 2017, further fueling division within the political environment on the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

WASHINGTON,D.C. – The United States says that it will be sending senior Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials to Haiti “as soon as possible” in the wake of Wednesday’s assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.