KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness Monday welcomed the visit of several of his Caribbean Community (CARICOM) colleagues to his hurricane battered country saying “Jamaica is grateful for the solidarity being shown and for the reassurance that we do not stand alone."

Hurricane relief supplies valued at approximately US$30,000 were shipped to Jamaica on Saturday, November 8, through a collaborative effort between the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C., the Montgomery County Council, Southwest Airlines and members of the Jamaican diaspora across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area.

SANTA MARTA, Colombia - Guyana has called for enhanced security cooperation, urgent climate financing, and stronger multilateral mechanisms as representatives from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries met with European Union (EU) officials as part of the IV Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) -EU Summit here.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are being represented at the 15th High-Level Forum on the Korea-Caribbean Partnership that began here on Tuesday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary General, Dr. Amstrong Alexis has welcomed a new initiative involving the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in developing a statistical framework to measure poverty and vulnerability in the region.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Fifty-two prisoners have died in Haiti’s overcrowded prisons between July and September this year in conditions that have been described by the United Nations as “inhuman and degrading."

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States is continuing to provide more aid to Jamaica and other Caribbean countries in the wake of destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says its Board of Executive Directors has approved a new project in Haiti aimed at improving resilient rural accessibility and road connectivity in the South and North departments.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – One day after his body was cremated, the Suriname government has declared Wednesday a day of national mourning in honour of former president, Ronald Venetiaan, who died on November 5

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Didacus Jules has welcomed the World Bank-funded OECS Skills and Innovation Project (SKIP) saying it spans far beyond the discussion of ideas.

UNITED NATIONS – Haiti has been identified among 16 countries and territories worldwide by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) of a major hunger emergency, with acute food insecurity set to worsen between now and May 2026, putting millions of lives at risk.

SANTA MARTA, Colombia – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Monday released a new document examining the structural challenges that Latin America and the Caribbean region faces for moving towards more productive, sustainable and inclusive development.