Haiti: $720 million plan to support millions facing gangs, hunger and cholera
[UN News] The UN and partners are appealing for $720 million to support more than three million people in Haiti, where gangs, hunger, and cholera…
Regional News
Chaos Erupts Outside Nightclub on St. Croix: 1 Dead, 5 Wounded in Early Morning Shooting
A teenager was pronounced dead early Sunday following a shootout outside the Climax Sportsbar and Nightclub in Peter’s Rest, according to the Virgin Islands Police…
Region Hosts Conference Addressing Crime And Violence As Public Health Issue
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will hold a Regional Symposium addressing Crime and Violence as a Public Health…
Silver Airways Faces Lease Termination Over Unpaid Rent at Fort Lauderdale Airport
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] South Florida-based airline Silver Airways, which purchased Seaborne Airlines in 2018 and is known for providing flights to major cities in Florida and…
CDB Approves US$29.8M To Improve Caribbean Countries Health Care Systems
[Kaieteur News] The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has committed US$29.8 million to strengthen health systems in Grenada, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines…
Belize Defends Decision To Impose Restrictions On Haitians And Jamaicans
[CMC] Belize immigration officials have defended the decision to impose visa and other restrictions on Jamaicans and Haitians entering the country, insisting that they are…
ICJ Throws Out Venezuela Objection To Border Controversy Case
[Kaieteur News] The International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Thursday dismissed Venezuela’s preliminary objection in the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy case. Venezuela in its preliminary objection…
Media Should Report On How Oil Developed Countries Rather Than Focus On Likely Damages From Oil Spill In Guyana – President Ali
[Kaieteur News] While moving at a break neck pace, approving projects in half the normal industry time, and permitting the operator of the Stabroek Block…
US Increases Visa Processing Fees
[CMC] The United States Department of State has published a Final Rule regarding increases to certain non-immigrant visa application (NIV) processing fees for Caribbean and…
18% Of Caribbean’s Citizens Living On Less Than US$3.10 a day – IDB
[Kaieteur News] A recently published report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) revealed that the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region faces a social…