CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Didacus Jules has welcomed the World Bank-funded OECS Skills and Innovation Project (SKIP) saying it spans far beyond the discussion of ideas.

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.

Hurricane relief supplies valued at approximately US$30,000 were shipped to Jamaica on Saturday, November 8, through a collaborative effort between the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C., the Montgomery County Council, Southwest Airlines and members of the Jamaican diaspora across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area.

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. 

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.