UN News - In Haiti, the number of severely malnourished under-fives could more than double this year, UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday. Some could die if they do not receive timely treatment. In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, children’s lives on the Caribbean island have been increasingly
In hopes of resolving a constitutional crisis in Haiti, the nation's ambassador to the United States has requested on Thursday for the international community's help to support talks between President Jovenel Moise’s government and the opposition. There has been an on-going dispute between Moise’s administration and
Approximately 700 migrants bound for the United States remain stranded in the Caribbean seas following Colombia's staunch decision to have its borders closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in its territory. Some of the stranded migrants include 647 Haitian nationals, 23 Cubans, and 19
Distributed energy resources can generate job opportunities Harnessing the wind, solar, and geothermal energy that are abundant in the Caribbean can lead to "near-term job opportunities with lasting impacts," according to a recent report of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). The research report comes as a timely
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a series of Caribbean Regional Air Transport Connectivity Projects in four countries for a total of US$159 million, to enhance regional connectivity by improving the safety of air transport and the resilience of the airport infrastructure to natural disasters. These
Here are the latest news from the Caribbean nations as they continue their battle against COVID-19. St Lucia mulls over school reopening With the coronavirus cases cleared in the entire island, St Lucia's Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations is considering the return of Grade Six
Haitians coming home will undergo 2-week quarantine PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Deportees from the US arrived in Haiti via plane despite concerns that this could add pressure to the country’s existing resources as it combats the novel coronavirus. As reported by the Associated Press, the group of 129
