GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – The executive director of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),  José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, says this region continues to be the most unequal one on earth.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - A senior official of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says Latin America and the Caribbean countries are leading the way toward a future without hunger.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders go into the final day of their three-day summit here on Tuesday, after concluding what the host prime minister and CARICOM chairman, Andrew Holness, has described as a “successful caucus” on Monday.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) says it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three prominent partners as the sub-regional grouping moves toward advancing sustainable development, infrastructure innovation, and clean energy collaboration across the Eastern Caribbean.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council has unanimously extended the mandate of the UN’s political mission in Haiti until the end of the year, amid escalating gang violence, political paralysis and a deepening humanitarian crisis threatening the French-speaking Caribbean country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – In a spirited kickoff to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Week 2025, Prime Minister, Dr.  Andrew Holness, officially launched the activities with the 18th CARICOM 5K/10K Run/Walk on Saturday in the western city of Montego Bay.

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Monday said it will reaffirm the region’s commitment to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda amid a complex international context at this week’s meeting of the High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development 2025 (HLPF).

NASSAU, Bahamas – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell is calling on the Caribbean to take advantage of the existing environment to reimagine and accelerate the digital future of the region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, Friday said that the future of the regional integration movement, CARICOM, lies in cooperation as he underscored the centrality of unity.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Tuesday said it remains “deeply concerned” over escalating violence in Haiti, particularly in he Artibonite department, which has triggered a new wave of displacement.

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis - Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, is being recognized as one of the most forward-looking leaders working to deepen economic, cultural, and diplomatic ties between Africa and the Caribbean. His recent engagements reflect a serious commitment to long-term cooperation between the two regions.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders Sunday continued to express their concerns at the deteriorating political, economic and security situation in Haiti, which also belongs to  the 15-member regional integration grouping.