LONDON, UK – CS Global Partners, a London-based government advisory and marketing firm, has ranked the island of Dominica as one of the safest places in the Caribbean and Latin America.

NEW YORK, New York – A United States researcher is predicting that 2022 will likely be a “mercurial but ultimately very difficult year” for Latin America and the Caribbean as well as the Biden administration’s engagement in the region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr. Ifran Ali says that as his government continues to support the South American trade block – MERCOSUR, Guyana will also bridge the gap between the continent and the Caribbean and function as a new  ‘energy pole’.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti is marking the 12^th anniversary of the powerful earthquake that struck the island on January 12, 2010, killing more than 250, 000 people and injuring an estimated 300,000 others, with the national flag being flown at half-mast.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Governments of the United States and Canada on Saturday extended congratulatory messages to the people of Haiti on their Independence Day amid what they described as “immense challenges” that the French-speaking Caribbean country faces. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett has expressed her “profound sorrow” at the loss of life in Haiti, after a tanker truck loaded with fuel exploded on Monday night, killing more than 60 people in Haiti.

NASSAU, Bahamas –Prime Minister Philip Davis Friday instructed that the Bahamian flag be flown at half-mast here and at the country’s embassies across the globe, as he led Bahamians in paying respect to the iconic actor, activist, director and ambassador, Sir Sidney Poitier, who died at the age of 94.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, Prime Minister John Briceno, says the region is ushering 2022 “with hope and optimism’ noting that the past two years have seen all plans affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –Prime Minister Ariel Henry has declared three days of national mourning after a tanker truck loaded with fuel exploded on Monday night, killing several people.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government has condemned the murder of a 15-year-old boy and reiterated the need to get young children back in school to prevent them being recruited into criminal gangs.

Washington, D.C. - Jamaica’s third highest national honor, the Order of Merit was on Friday conferred on Jamaican Economist Professor   Donald J. Harris, at a ceremony at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With 46 percent of countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, continuing to report disruptions in health service delivery due to the pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging regional countries to urgently prioritize public investment in ensuring resilient health systems post-COVID-19 pandemic.