NASSAU, Bahamas – The 17^th edition of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) began on Tuesday with the acknowledgement of the regional potential for agriculture as well as the inherent challenges to farming and agri-buisness in the region.

OTTAWA, Canada – The head of an interdepartmental task force on Haiti at Global Affairs Canada says the North American country is likely to deploy Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers to Haiti to act as trainers in a multinational military intervention headed by Kenya.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says children in Haiti are facing the triple threat of insecurity, malnutrition and disease. 

ROSEAU, Dominica – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders are hoping to raise three main issues during their summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa later this month, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says.

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Bahamas and Grenada have been elected to the executive committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas as the 12th meeting of Statistical Conference of the Americas ended with countries being urged to generate and consolidate statistics and indicators on the environment, climate change and disasters.

UNITED NATIONS - Guyana has objected to a statement made by Venezuela at the ongoing 78^th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), saying Caracas was engaged in making “falsehoods”.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname has pledged personnel support to the Kenya-led United Nations multilateral security mission expected to be deployed in Haiti to help restore order and security.

UNITED NATIONS – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Dr. Carla Barnett has held discussions with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on regional priority issues including reform of the international financial architecture, climate change and the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has told an international drug enforcement conference that global law enforcement agencies must be stronger than the network of criminals if they are to be successful in disrupting transnational criminal organizations and their supply chains.

UNITED NATIONS – The Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Development Coordination Office (DCO) of the United Nations, Roberto Valent, says the greatest hope for humanity would be to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the year 2030. Unfortunately, this dream has now found itself in danger.

KINGSTON, Jamaica– Jamaica says partnerships remain the key to addressing current issues and creating a sustainable agricultural future for the Caribbean.

NEW YORK, New York - Government ministers from Commonwealth member countries are holding a series of meetings in New York this week to exchange views and discuss joint strategies around governance, sustainable development and climate issues, in the margins of the High-Level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.