A group concerned about Haiti's future is calling for a provisional government in the Caribbean country to bolster its security and ensure free elections in two years. According to a Reuters report, the group, called Montana Accord, is proposing its 65-year-old leader and economist Fritz Jean
UN NEWS—The qualities of fair play and solidarity that characterize the Olympics must shine throughout the games and beyond, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message to the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, on Friday. The UN chief congratulated the competitors,
UN NEWS—At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on Tuesday night at a site for internally displaced people in Savo, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Wednesday. According to the UN Mission in the country (MONUSCO), the attack was carried out by members
UN NEWS—More than two years since COVID-19 began disrupting office life around the world, crucial changes are needed to safeguard health while teleworking, two UN agencies said on Wednesday. In a new technical brief on healthy and safe teleworking launched on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) and
St. Vincent and the Grenadines to allow Carnival this year The biggest festival of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is officially happening this year. The announcement was made by Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, during a talk show on Sunday. Vincy Mas, which
UN NEWS—The global economy is entering 2022 in a weaker position than previously expected, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Tuesday, in an update to their World Economic Outlook (WEO). The institution now expects the global economy to expand from a 5.9 per cent increase in 2021
If the United States wants to reduce the number of refugees from the Caribbean attempting to cross its borders, its government must pay more attention to the needs of the region, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda said. In a telephone interview with Reuters, Prime
UN NEWS—At least 1.5 million children are not receiving life-saving treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa, warned the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday. The number represents almost half of the estimated 3.6 million children in urgent need, who are not being reached in
Former Haitian senator John Joel Joseph, together with his wife and two children, is set to attend court proceedings next month after his and his family's arrest last weekend in Jamaica over allegations of being involved with the Haitian president's killing. The Kingston and St Andrew
UN NEWS—Some 12,000 households have been affected by the volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit the islands of Tonga over the weekend, according to estimates by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In total, about 84,000 people, more than 80 per cent
