UNITED NATIONS – Haiti is among 18 “hotspot” countries named by two United Nations organizations where hunger is set to worsen as fighting is putting people at risk of starvation.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana is observing its 57^th anniversary of political independence from Britain on Friday overshadowed by the deaths of 19 students at a fire at the dormitory of a secondary school on Monday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced the much-anticipated reshuffling of his cabinet. 

Award winning journalist Jacqueline Charles knows the Caribbean, it’s literally in her blood. Of Haitian descent, Charles was born in the English-speaking Caribbean island of Turks and Caicos. It is this diverse heritage that puts her in the unique position of being able to look at events as an objective observer yet still feeling the rhythm of the culture. Charles has been reporting on Haiti, and the English-speaking Caribbean, for decades. As the Caribbean/Haiti Correspondent for the Miami Herald, she has covered historic and turbulent events that helped shape the island of Haiti.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The United States Tuesday said it remains Trinidad and Tobago’s “best and most reliable partner in the world” after law enforcement authorities from the two countries were involved in one of the largest drug bust in the Caribbean country’s history.

MONACO – World Athletics is rebranding traditional indoor track and field in favor of a “short track” concept to describe events and performances that are set on a 200 meters running track.