GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali has reiterated his government’s commitment to upholding democracy and the rule of law as the country prepares for regional and general elections next year.
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - International human rights watchdog , Amnesty International (AI) has responded to Dominican Vice President Raquel Peña’s denial of racist immigration policies in the country, expressing disappointment that her remarks merely dismissed the evidence of mistreatment of Haitian citizens.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), in partnership with the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) of St. Kitts and Nevis will host CTU ICT Week 2024 under the theme “Bridging Technologies for a Sustainable and Inclusive Future.”
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador – Three international banks says they will collaborate and cooperate more closely to generate knowledge and support public policies related to transnational organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Tuesday said that thousands of women and girls displaced by gang violence in Haiti are under threat from a surge in sexual assaults. In a statement, UNFPA said that the women and girls were living in deplorable conditions in makeshift camps.
UNITED NATIONS – Years of underfunding of humanitarian aid and increasing needs have put millions of Haitians at risk of chronic vulnerability, according to a newly released United Nations report
NASSAU, Bahamas – New historical research into one of the world’s richest treasure galleons, the Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas that was wrecked on January 4, 1656, has discovered a link between the wreck and the rise of the notorious pirates of the Caribbean.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Private Sector Commission of Guyana (PSC) Tuesday called on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to express “solidarity with the people of Venezuela in their appeal for an impartial international verification of the true results of their general elections”.
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has welcomed the signing of an agreement with the Bahamas government paving the way for a regional branch of his Office (OHCHR) in the Caribbean.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The government of Suriname, through the National Coordination Center for Disaster Management (NCCR), says it will be sending a shipment of rice, flour, pasta and tarpaulins to Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – the islands that were severely hit by Hurricane Beryl last month.
WASHINGTON, DC - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is inviting Caribbean nationals to apply for a yearlong fellowship for the Rapporteurship on the Rights of LGBTI Persons.
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations humanitarian groups in Haiti are warning that persistent underfunding for the humanitarian response, amid growing needs and rising violence, means that millions of Haitians are missing out on the essential support they need.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The United States Department of State says Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe, US Ambassador to Jamaica Nick Perry and the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship, Caribbean on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) launching a Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship (CCE) Hub here
