KINGSTON (Reuters) — Jamaica would be willing to take part in an international military deployment to Haiti, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told lawmakers on Tuesday,
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As Haitian Gangs Expand Control, Cop’s Family Is Left Shaken
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Every day when Marie Carmel Daniel’s husband put on his flak vest and walked out the door for another day of fighting
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Dominica-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks In Ukrainian Port City After Russian Attack
ROSEAU — A Dominica-flagged cargo ship sank in the besieged southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol after being targeted by Russian missile strikes, the vessel’s
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‘Sharp rise’ In Nicaraguans Fleeing To Costa Rica, Strains Asylum System
Around three per cent of Costa Rica’s population is now made up of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on
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Venezuelan Migrants Caught In Limbo As Flooding Impacts Region, UN Says
SANTIAGO — The northern Chilean village of Colchane near the Bolivia border is seeing a fast-developing situation due to unrest among migrants, mostly from Venezuela,
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Antigua and Barbuda: Luxury Resort Puts Wetland, Healthy Environment At Risk: UN
SAINT JOHN’S — Barbuda’s fragile and biodiverse natural site of Palmetto Point, recognised as a wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention, remains at
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UN Marks Anniversary of Devastating 2010 Haiti Earthquake
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Paying tribute to all the victims, the UN in Haiti remembered not only the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who lost their lives 12 years ago,
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As Violence In Haiti Spikes, Aid Groups Struggle To Help
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A spike in violence has deepened hunger and poverty in Haiti while hindering the very aid organizations combating those problems in a country
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‘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
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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
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