March 28, 2024
Dengue Fever outbreak creates public health emergency in Puerto Rico
The health authorities here have declared a public health emergency due to an increase in cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever. According to Puerto Rico’s Health Secretary Carlos Mellado, this year “cases have exceeded historical figures and the…
March 28, 2024
Former Bahamas legislator shot and killed
Former Member of Parliament Donald Saunders became the country’s 35th murder victim when he was gunned down on the outskirts of a club late Wednesday. Saunders, an attorney turned politician, was a member of parliament for Tall Pines and Deputy…
March 20, 2024
US Democratic leader warns Haiti’s crisis is ‘a human rights emergency’
The leader of the Leader of the House Democratic Caucus, Hakeem Jeffries, has warned that the political and socio-economic crisis in Haiti, is “a human rights emergency,” as criminal gangs continue their efforts to topple the Ariel henry…
March 15, 2024
Haiti’s Grammy Award singer wants “armed men” to be part of talks to end crisis
Haiti’s international music star, Wyclef Jean, has called on national and international actors to allow rebel gunmen to be part of negotiations aimed at finding a solution to the Caribbean country’s unprecedented political gridlock. The United…
March 15, 2024
SURINAME Government agrees to provide subsidy to majority of population
The Suriname government says it will provide a subsidy to electricity consumers with a consumption of up to 900 kWh per month even as it plans to increase electricity prices by 61 percent as part of the measure aimed at reducing the annual SRD4.5…
March 5, 2024
Criminal armed gangs claim power In Haiti
A coalition of wanted criminal armed gangs has claimed power in Haiti, blocking Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry from returning home after he had traveled to Kenya to sign an agreement allowing for a United Nations Security Council-sanctioned…
March 5, 2024
Criminal armed gangs claim power In Haiti
A coalition of wanted criminal armed gangs has claimed power in Haiti, blocking Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry from returning home after he had traveled to Kenya to sign an agreement allowing for a United Nations Security Council-sanctioned…
March 4, 2024
Hundreds of prisoners escape Port-au-Prince prison as violence escalates
Hundreds of prisoners escaped from Haiti’s National Penitentiary here, after fighting broke out on Saturday. According to local reports, armed men set fire to the surroundings of the prison and continued their progression guided by drones which…
February 27, 2024
US providing funds to address climate and biodiversity threats
The United States is providing US$15.8 million in funding to address climate and biodiversity threats in the Caribbean. US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who is leading a US delegation to the ongoing 46th regular meeting…
February 21, 2024
Haiti launches investigation into the deaths of 16 individuals
Authorities in Haiti are launching an investigation into the deaths of 16 individuals whose bodies were discovered at a residence in the mountain town of Sequin, located in the southern part of the country. The unsettling discovery came just a day…