GEORGETOWN, Guyana –Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell Tuesday said that it is imperative for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to collect the data that will allow them to assess the magnitude of the impact of climate change as well as the coronavirus (COVID019) pandemic and other occurrences, so as “to better plan for our future, to adjust to this new normal”.
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously adopted a resolution establishing the United Nations Permanent Forum of People of African Descent.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Chairman of the 15-member regional grouping, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has sought to assure Haitians that the region stands in solidarity with the French speaking CARICOM member state.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Government of Barbados has called on the Biden administration in the United States end the embargo imposed on the island of Cuba, stating that bring it to an end is the “morally right” thing to do.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean countries are observing World Day against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) on Friday even as the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, warns that in the midst of a global pandemic, accompanied by rising inequalities and economic devastation, the voices of human trafficking survivors and victims risk being drowned out.
UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, Wednesday thanked Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries for their “unwavering support” to the United Nations Mission in Haiti, as the French-speaking CARICOM country deals with the outcomes of the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on July 7.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne Wednesday said that new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases spiked in Central America, the Caribbean and some South America countries last week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have threatened to boycott a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) scheduled for later on Wednesday, after questioning the procedure used to convene the debate on the “current situation” in Cuba.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, - Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, will conclude his year-long stint as Chair of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), on Friday, July 23.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he does not favor any military presence in Haiti as the French-speaking member country continues its investigation into the assassination of its President Jovenel Moise last Wednesday.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) wants the region to develop platforms for producing and distributing new vaccines and medicines as part of “a concerted regional health strategy.”
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will “within weeks” formally open a diplomatic mission in Kenya as the 15-member regional grouping seeks to deepen its relations with Africa.
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that nearly a third of all children in Haiti – numbering around 1.5 million – are in urgent need of emergency relief due to rising violence, insufficient access to clean water, health and nutrition.
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