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Haitian Bridge Alliance Executive Director Guerline Jozef

Haiti

HBA honors 233rd anniversary of Bwa Kayiman ceremony igniting the Haitian Revolution

By Nelson A. King

Retired, Guyanese-born, Registered Nurse Margaret Clara Burke receives CANA Lifetime Achievement Award, flanked by, left to right, CANA President-Elect Dr. Olga Husbands; Mistress of Ceremonies Dr. Jean Leon; Retired Registered Nurse Celia Bramble; incumbent CANA President Registered Nurse Barbara Osborne; and Burke's niece, Heather Mitchell, with bouquet of flowers.

Health

CANA honors outstanding nurses, provides nursing scholarships

By Nelson A. King

Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, Nov. 2, 2021.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Prime Minister of Grenada The Hon. Dickon Mitchell attends the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York Times Square on Sept. 23, 2024 in New York City.

Grenada

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to meet with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the 61st Munich Security Conference on February 15, 2025 in Munich, Germany. International defence and security leaders from around the world are gathering for the Feb. 14-16 conference.

Help Us’: Son of slain Haitian president makes plea to U.S.

By Bert Wilkinson

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alphonso Browne delivers a national statement during the high level segment on day three of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on Nov. 13, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

News

CARICOM leaders call for unity to combat gang violence and strengthen security

By Dawn Plummer

Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Minister for National Security and the Public Service, and Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment of Barbados, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's seventy-ninth session.

Barbados

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Antigua

CARICOM appalled at the situation in Gaza

By Bert Wilkinson

Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse among members of the clergy as Brooklyn Canarsie Lions hosted a successful Brotherhood Service, distributed Thanksgiving gifts in November 2024.

Brooklyn

Haitian officials debunk viral video of alleged ICE confrontation

By Nelson A. King

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Haiti

CARICOM summit begins

By Bert Wilkinson

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media accompanied by players of the Juventus soccer team, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2025.

Dominican Republic

New US Remittance Tax for Caribbean residents

By Dawn Plummer

Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell delivers a national statement during the high level segment on day three of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on Nov. 13, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The COP29, which is running from November 11 through 22, is bringing together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. According to the United Nations, countries made no progress over the last year in reducing global emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.

Barbados

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, speaks onstage at The New York Times Climate Forward Summit 2023 at The Times Center on Sept.21, 2023 in New York City.

Barbados

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Former Prime Minister of The Bahamas Perry Christie.

Haiti

CARICOM seeks views of Haiti before regional summit in Jamaica

By Bert Wilkinson

Roosevelt Skerrit, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica arrives to the Microsoft Theater for the opening ceremonies of the IX Summit of the Americas on June 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Barbados

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Haitian Bridge Alliance Executive Director Guerline Jozef.

News

Outrage in Caribbean diaspora over Trump’s halt to Haitian and Cuban Parole Program

By Nelson A. King

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