BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr.  Godwin Friday, Tuesday night urged regional leaders to quicken the pace of regional integration, pledging Kingstown’s role in achieving the milestone.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Friday said that the 15-member regional integration movement has strengthened its growing relationship with Sweden, Norway and Austria after diplomats from these three countries were accredited to CARICOM.

PANAMA CITY, Panama - Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, Wednesday urged Latin America and Caribbean countries to move from fragmented national initiatives to aligned regional priorities.

GENEVA – There has been an “alarming increase” in the number of children being recruited into gangs in Haiti with “devastating consequences” for children, families and society as a whole, the United Nations reported on Friday.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Prime Minister John Briceño Monday called for immediate international talks to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Cuba, driven by severe shortages of petroleum products.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana –  A senior Caribbean Community (CARICOM) official has positioned deeper regional integration as a strategic response to an increasingly fragmented and uncertain global trade environment, as global rules-based systems weaken and economic nationalism intensifies.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Jennifer Greelings-Simons left here on Sunday to attend the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  summit in St. Kitts and Nevis that begins in the twin island Federation on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration has approved the presidential permit required for the construction of a submarine power cable connecting Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, marking a major step forward for one of the most ambitious energy projects in the Caribbean. 

PANAMA CITY, Panama - A new report by two United Nations organizations Monday noted that in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), violence continues to be a serious threat to the lives, health and well-being of millions of children, adolescents and young people.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Organization of American States (OAS) is underscoring its commitment to Haiti as the country enters the next phase of its transition to an elected government under conditions of improved security.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – A high-level delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has ended a visit to Haiti and the Dominican Republic underscoring the importance of food security.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) labour ministers have discussed the definition and qualification criteria for aviation personnel including expanding the professions eligible for free movement under the aviation category.