LAJKOVAC, Serbia — Belquis Gonzales and her family enjoy something close to celebrity status in a small town in Serbia, where they live after fleeing Cuba five years ago. While most emigrants…
Category: Humanitarian News
The Market St. Croix Pledges To Match $10,000 To Queen Louise Home For Children
FREDERIKSTED — The Market St. Croix and the Hamed Family have pledged to match $10,000 in donations towards Christmas fundraiser benefitting Queen Louise Home for Children. The Hamed family has donated funds…
‘People In Need’ In Carib/LatAm Jumped From 9.6M In 2018 To 26.4M In 2021
TEGUCIGALPA — Per the Global Humanitarian Overview 2022, Latin America and the Caribbean has experienced a significant increase in the number of people in need since 2018, climbing from 9.6 million people…
UNICEF Says 3.5 Million Children Will Migrate In 2022 In Caribbean, LatAm
PANAMA CITY — The number of children affected by migration in Latin America and the Caribbean is due to hit the 3.5-million-mark next year, UNICEF said Tuesday at the launch of its highest-ever humanitarian…
Dominican Republic Expels, Mistreats Haitians, Activists Say
DAJABON, Dominican Republic — Bien-Aimé St. Clair frowned as the stream of older Haitian migrants pushed past him. Accused of living in the Dominican Republic illegally, they knew they had no choice…
Tens Of Millions Go Hungry In Caribbean And Latin America, UN Report Finds
CARACAS — Tens of millions are going hungry in Latin America and the Caribbean as the COVID-19 pandemic sharpens a regional malnutrition crisis to its worst levels in decades, according to the United Nations….
Coast Guard Rescues 27 Haitian Migrants Stranded On Monito Island Off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless rescued 27 migrants Saturday, after the migrants abandoned a disabled vessel Wednesday and ended up stranded on Monito Island off of Puerto Rico. The…
Coast Guard Rescues 12 Venezuelan Migrants 20 Miles Off Of St. Thomas
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard surface and air units combined efforts to locate and rescue 12 migrants from a disabled 18-foot skiff in waters southeast of St. Thomas. The rescued migrants reportedly…
Boys & Girls Club Enjoys Thanksgiving Dinner Thanks To Frenchman’s Reef
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The USVI Hotel & Tourism Association and HTA members celebrated Thanksgiving with the Boys & Girls Club of St. Thomas during their annual luncheon on Wednesday and with a…
2 Hostages Have Been Released In Haiti, Group Says
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Two of the 17 American and Canadian Christian missionaries taken hostage in Haiti last month have been released, the group that arranged for their trip to the Caribbean nation said…