The Latest Breaking News from CARICOM

Haiti crisis: gangs attack police stations as Caribbean leaders call for emergency meeting

National palace guards set up security ring after gangs attack at least three police stations in Port-au-Prince

The Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2024

The Guardian view on Haiti’s state of emergency: don’t look for easy fixes

Editorial: With gangs threatening civil war, widespread violence and no elected officials, the country faces an unprecedented crisis. Its people must be heard

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024

UN Security Council Meeting Raises Alarm On 'Critical' Haiti Situation

The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel Henry to secure a political settlement.

International Business Times · Mar 6, 2024

Caribbean Summit Host Hails Possible Benin Troop Deployment To Haiti

Guyana, hosting a summit of Caribbean countries, on Tuesday welcomed an announcement that Benin was mulling a 2,000-strong troop contribution to a UN security mission in crisis-torn Haiti.

International Business Times · Feb 27, 2024

Caribbean leaders meet with Haiti's prime minister. Foreign force deployment is on the agenda

Caribbean leaders have met with embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to talk about his country’s unrelenting gang violence

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2024

‘More mainstream’: In the UK, push for slavery reparations gains momentum

As PM Sunak refuses to engage, civil society is working harder than ever to remedy historic horrors.

Al Jazeera · Jan 13, 2024

Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela to meet this week as region worries over their territorial dispute

The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela will meet this week to address an escalating dispute over the Essequibo region that is rich in oil and minerals

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

African and Caribbean nations agree move to seek reparations for slavery

African Union and Caricom members establish global reparations fund and call for formal apologies from European nations

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

Jamaica was never afraid to stand on the side of justice – silence on Gaza shames us

In not speaking out, the government has broken with a proud Caribbean history of condemning human rights violations

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Caribbean countries to seek $33 trillion in slavery reparations

Bloc of 15 countries to seek formal apology and financial settlement from European nations

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2023