PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – CARICOM leaders ended their three-day summit this week agreeing to have the free movement of all categories of people by March next year.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, Monday appealed to the international community to help establish an international force to bring about peace and stability in Haiti, even as Caribbean Community CARICOM) leaders said the situation in the French-speaking CARICOM country “is a major item on their agenda for their summit here.

UNITED NATIONS – The head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, has warned that “the world is failing the Haitian people,” and has called for immediate action by the international community to address conditions in Haiti.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has been elected to serve on the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Executive Council for 2023-2027 alongside Colombia.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has lamented the absence of health, education and technology from the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) mission to increase food production and eat healthy.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he is looking forward to his tenure as chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping from July 1, predicting that the upcoming six months will be a “critical” one for the regional integration grouping.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Canada and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have reaffirmed the “enduring value of the deep and dynamic partnership” strengthening their commitment to sustainability, resilience, climate action, access to finance, regional security, and shared values.

U.S. Virgin Islands – The U.S. Virgin Islands is closing in on the historic commemoration of its 175th Emancipation Day, which marks the abolition of slavery in the former Danish West Indies some 17 years prior to the “Juneteenth” declaration of freedom in 1865 on the mainland.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Venezuela Tuesday reiterated its commitment in maintaining the “historical path” towards the development of the Caribbean region, despite what it termed “the imposition of illegal coercive measures unilaterally”

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Terrance Drew has urged members of the sub-regional grouping to continue to show strength in leadership in order to navigate successfully a changing global environment.

UNITED NATIONS – Two CARICOM prime ministers will address a special United Nations conference in New York on Friday aimed at raising funds to assist Haiti.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A three day consultation began Jamaica on Sunday with CARICOM countries reiterating their commitment to finding a solution to the political and socio-economic situation in Haiti.