GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary General, Dr. Amstrong Alexis has welcomed a new initiative involving the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in developing a statistical framework to measure poverty and vulnerability in the region.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Fifty-two prisoners have died in Haiti’s overcrowded prisons between July and September this year in conditions that have been described by the United Nations as “inhuman and degrading."

WASHINGTON, DC – The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) , Albert Ramdin, is urging member states to “act with urgency” to finalize and implement a comprehensive plan aimed at restoring stability and driving development in Haiti.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says its Board of Executive Directors has approved a new project in Haiti aimed at improving resilient rural accessibility and road connectivity in the South and North departments.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – One day after his body was cremated, the Suriname government has declared Wednesday a day of national mourning in honour of former president, Ronald Venetiaan, who died on November 5

DOHA, Qatar – Haiti has appealed to the international community to help restore security in the country, where criminal gangs have taken over most, if not all of the capital, Port-au- Prince and surrounding neighbourhoods.

UNITED NATIONS – Haiti has been identified among 16 countries and territories worldwide by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) of a major hunger emergency, with acute food insecurity set to worsen between now and May 2026, putting millions of lives at risk.

SANTA MARTA, Colombia – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Monday released a new document examining the structural challenges that Latin America and the Caribbean region faces for moving towards more productive, sustainable and inclusive development.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Commonwealth Secretary General, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Tuesday said that next year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit (CHOGM) provides an opportunity for accelerating partnerships and investment for the 56-member grouping.

SANTA MARTA, Colombia - Guyana has called for enhanced security cooperation, urgent climate financing, and stronger multilateral mechanisms as representatives from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries met with European Union (EU) officials as part of the IV Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) -EU Summit here.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Over 300,000 Haitians were repatriated from the neighboring Dominican Republic between January and October this year, representing a 72 percent increase when compared to the same period the previous year. 

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Two Caribbean nationals have been selected to participate in the United Nations Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent, hosted by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva.