NEW YORK, New York – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the closure of 25 shelters in the next two months that were being used to provide shelters for migrants.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Tuesday said it is adapting its operations in Haiti to ensure the continued delivery of critical humanitarian programs to the population. The UN also announced that it is continuing to provide assistance to  Cuba, one month after Hurricanes Oscar and Rafael, as well as two earthquakes,  struck the eastern and western parts of the country.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti’s newly appointed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, says his country is experiencing a “critical” situation, and “there is no time to lose.”

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The lawyer representing the relatives of the 15 people killed on December 8, 1982, is calling on Suriname's government to offer a reward leading to the arrest of former president Desi Bouterse, who had been convicted of the crime, but has since gone missing.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The US Embassy here has warned all citizens to avoid traveling to the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

WASHINGTON, DC – The co-chairs of the United States House of Representatives’ Haiti Caucus have condemned recent violence and political instability in Haiti, and called on the Biden administration to halt all deportations to the French-speaking Caribbean country.

WASHINGTON, DC – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has been elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for a two-year-term, succeeding Trinidadian-American Steven Horsford. 

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The United Sates says incidents of armed violence and disruptions to ports and airports are widespread in Haiti and warned that the security situation in the country “is unpredictable and dangerous”.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s  new Prime Minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, took up office on Monday emphasizing the critical need for security in the country, where criminal gangs continue to show disregard for law and order.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has appealed to Barbadians to reflect on the sacrifices of those who have gone before us and to work together to create a prosperous future for the country.

WASHINGTON, DC – A new report is warning that Caribbean people with dual nationality who live in the United States can purchase or facilitate the purchase of firearms and ship them to their home countries given that they have extensive contacts in both the US and the destination Caribbean country.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) Sunday announced that it had sacked Prime Minister Garry Conille, in a move seen by political observers to further heighten the existing political and socio-economic situation in the country.