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02/07/2026
Keeping hope ‘alive for younger generations’ in Haiti as funding falters
By Daniel DickinsonHaiti is facing one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, driven by escalating gang violence, political paralysis, and deep economic distress. Armed groups control large swaths of Port-au-Prince, forcing more than 1.4 million people from their homes and cutting access to
02/07/2026
Countries looking to Guyana as telemedicine model, says Mahadeo
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Member of parliament and deputy speaker, Dr Vishwa Mahadeo, on Thursday said Guyana’s telemedicine programme has advanced to the point where other countries and international organisations are now studying the model, as he defended the health sector’s performance during the 2026
02/07/2026
United States participates in First APEC 2026 Senior Officials’ Meeting in Guangzhou
WASHINGTON, USA – The United States is sending a team of experts, led by US senior official Casey Mace and joined by acting principal deputy assistant secretary of state for Oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs Ruth Perry, to the first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC

02/07/2026
FDA takes new approach to ‘No Artificial Colours’ claims
Agency also grants two petitions to expand alternative food colour optionsWASHINGTON, USA – US Food and Drug Administration took additional steps to support the transition of our nation’s food supply from the use of artificial petroleum-based colours to alternatives derived from natural sources. Com

02/06/2026
CARICOM strengthens relations with three European countries
By CARICOM SecretariatGEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) strengthened its growing relationship with Sweden, Norway and Austria this week as new ambassadors from those countries were accredited to CARICOM.On Tuesday, 3 February, secretary‑general Dr Carla Barnett accepted the Lett

02/06/2026
US Marine General Donovan assumes Command of SOUTHCOM
#SOUTHCOM conducted Lethal Kinetic Strike, on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.MIAMI, USA – In a ceremony at the Pentagon on February 5, US Marine Gen. Francis L. Donovan assumed command of US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), succeeding acting commander US Air Force Lt. Gen. Eva

02/06/2026
The Bahamas – IICA distributes supplies to farmers affected by hurricane Melissa
NASSAU, The Bahamas, (IICA) – The minister of agriculture and marine resources of The Bahamas, Jomo Campbell, and the representative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in The Bahamas, Mari Dunleavy, and her team, received agricultural inputs for distribution in the
02/06/2026
MIGA – CAF to drive strategic investments in Latin America and the Caribbean
CARACAS, Venezuela – CAF — Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean— and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), home of the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform, have signed an agreement to mobilise private capital, manage risks, and promote sustainable development in the co
