Venezuelan armed forces were sent to patrol the country’s “territorial waters” in the Caribbean and at the Colombian border.By Andreína Chávez AlavaCARACAS, (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations urged member states to demand an end to US “hostile actions” follo
By Tommy DescartesCASTRIES, St Lucia – The following analysis reviews concession agreements in The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Lucia, alongside the corporate structure of Global Investment Holding, Global Ports Holding, and Cruise Port Saint Lucia.The scenario-based forecasts project hea
LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN – CAF, the development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) invited more than 30 youth leaders and specialists to the Regional Dialogue “Youth Transformers: Paths to Inclusion, Participation, and Well-being” to addres
By CARICOM SecretariatGEORGETOWN, Guyana – The CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) held productive discussions at the Washington DC headquarters of the Organisation of American States (OAS) on Wednesday, 27 August, on the coordination of the OAS RoadMap Towards Stability and Peace in Haiti.The coord
CAF and strategic partners launch international call to promote fintech projects and digital solutions with an impact on rural communities and MSMEsRegistration open until September 7PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, (CAF) – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, together with its strategic par
WASHINGTON, USA, (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for reinforcing surveillance, clinical management, and vector control to address localized chikungunya outbreaks and the ongoing circulation of the Oropouche virus (OROV) in countries across the Americas. The simultaneo
WASHINGTON, USA, (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today released the Spanish version of a package of measures to monitor child development up to 36 months of age. This tool provides a standardized method for conducting early childhood assessments, applicable across different cult
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (DPI) – The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the National Defence Ministry of the Republic of Colombia have signed a monumental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen aerial surveillance and regional security cooperation.According to the GDF on Tuesday, the agreement focus
USA / ANTIGUA – On 24 August 2025, the president of Ukraine, His Excellency Volodymyr Zelensky, decreed that “The Order of Merit of Ukraine” is awarded to Sir Ronald Sanders, ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States of America, “for a significant contribution to strengthening interstat
CASTRIES, St Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, in collaboration with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) of Japan, successfully convened the first Caribbean Regional Dialogue on August 21–22, 2025, under the theme Advancing Resilient Prosperity in the Caribbea
LIMA, Peru, (ILO News) – The Regional Office of the International Labour Organization (ILO) for Latin America and the Caribbean has launched its new report Social Dialogue and Labour Relations 2025, offering a comprehensive overview of the state of social dialogue in the region. The report compiles
WASHINGTON, USA — Today, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is raising the alarm on Chinese money laundering networks (CMLNs), which pose a significant threat to the US financial system.FinCEN is issuing: (1) an Advisory to urge financial institutions t
By Chris PattersonKINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the full rollout of Jamaica’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), branded JAM-DEX, will alleviate many of the problems people experience at automated teller machines (ATMs).JAM-DEX was first introduced
New program enhances security and provides a better experience for international travellersWASHINGTON, USA — The Transportation Security Administration announced the implementation of the One Stop Security Congressionally authorised pilot, which will drastically simplify international travel for pas
