HAVANA, Cuba – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Friday called for “frank and open dialogue” if members of the Group of 77 and China are to achieve their goals of sustainability and resilience in the face of external economic shocks.
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados prime Minister Mia Mottley has welcomed the decision of the G20 countries to add the African Union (AU) as a member, saying Africa a continent with a population of 1.3 billion has a strong and rapidly growing economy.
UNITED NATIONS –The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that record numbers of children, who are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, face perilous journeys marked by violence, exploitation and abuse.
UNITED NATIONS – Haiti is the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country that will benefit from the US$125 million released by the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Tuesday to assist underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East.
SANTIAGO, Chile – President of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), Aloizio Mercadante, says Latin America and the Caribbean must act with “courage” to reactivate and accelerate regional integration, putting the focus on the necessary decarbonization of the region’s economies to tackle the severe climate crisis.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Thursday congratulated the Government and People of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the celebration of its 61st Anniversary of Independence.
ROSEAU, Dominica – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will meet on Wednesday next week to discuss the ongoing social and political situation in Haiti, CARICOM chairman, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced.
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued new guidance, calling on governments to take action to protect children in the face of the deepening climate crisis.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A Cooperation Agreement between Barbados and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been signed to establish an IOM Country Office for the Caribbean here.
NASSAU, Bahamas – Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis says it remains a terrible and tragic reality that many women are not able to fully dedicate themselves to developing their talents and careers because they suffer from violence.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – A delegation of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Sunday on a reconnaissance mission following the East African country’s offer to help the Haitian National Police (HNP) in their bid to restore peace and security in the country.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – The international human rights group, Amnesty International, has called on the authorities in Trinidad and Tobago to stop the deportation of refugees and asylum seekers
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) says Venezuelans are keeping hope alive on the margins of the Caribbean resort island of Curaçao.
