KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – There will be no military parade on October 27 to mark the 42nd anniversary of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ political independence from Britain, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves announced in Parliament on Wednesday.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Grenada government, acknowledging that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic “is far from over” says it has initiated a second stimulus package that will benefit a wide cross-section of the population, particularly those who are most vulnerable.

UNITED NATIONS – As thousands of Haitian migrants are being deported from the United States southern border in Texas, Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry says that as long as there is inequality, migration will continue. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica says without a doubt, disaster recovery can be a long and difficult road, particularly for developing countries like those in the Caribbean, as the region prepares to host the VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21).

SANTIAGO, Chile –Ministers of Women’s Affairs and other delegates attending the 61^st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean have made an urgent call for investing in the region’s “care economy.”

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago is celebrating its 45^th anniversary as a republic with President Paula Mae Weekes calling for a “frank, dispassionate and throughout assessment” of country’s development since 1976, while, not unexpected, the two main political leaders differed in their messages to the population.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – US President Joe Biden has signed into law the Havana Act that would compensate Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers, Department of State diplomats and other US federal officials who have sustained mysterious, traumatic neurological injuries that the intelligence community is yet to figure out.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Vulnerable Haitian men, women and children on the move in the Americas, should not be expelled from countries where they have found shelter, UN agencies said in a protection appeal on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Tuesday said it will provide up to one million dollars to support countering trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Trinidad and Tobago.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados and Kenya have signed three major agreements, including two related to air travel and trade between the two countries.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica Monday began three days of national mourning for its first prime minister, Patrick Roland John, who died on July 6. He was 84 years old.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – President Irfaan Ali told the 6th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on Saturday that his country is committed to providing strong leadership on issues such as climate change and food security.