WASHINGTON, D.C. – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Wednesday said that health facilities in at least three departments in Haiti are overwhelmed following the powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake last Saturday that killed more than 2,000 people and left thousands of others injured and missing and feared dead.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti Tuesday declared three days of notional mourning in memory of the victims of the powerful earthquake last Saturday that has killed more than 1, 400 and injured more than 6,000 with several others reported missing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United Nations (UN) says it is working to support rescue and relief efforts in Haiti following a powerful earthquake that reportedly left hundreds dead, with perhaps even more injured and missing, and caused massive damage in the south-western part of the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Wednesday said that it will use its revolving fund to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) procure enough vaccines to control transmission.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has praised the work f the outgoing Secretary general of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Irwin LaRocque, saying that the region is stronger due to his stewardship and strength of character.

SANTIAGO, Chile – In a new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says amid the COVID-19 crisis, the region received in 2020 the lowest amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) in a decade. 

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.

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.

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.

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 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.