US immigration advocates demand millions for legal services funding for Caribbean immigrants
New York (Jamaica Observer): The Campaign for Access, Representation, and Equity (CARE) for Immigrant Families coalition earlier this week, rallied with Caribbean and other immigrant rights advocates demanding a US$165 million investment in immigrant legal services funding.
New York mayor closes more Caribbean migrant shelters
New York (Jamaica Observer): New York City Mayor Eric Adams says that 13 new emergency shelters serving Caribbean and other asylum seekers across the five boroughs, including Hall Street in Brooklyn, one of the city’s largest facilities that currently houses about 3,500 migrants, are slated to close by June 2025.
Immigration advocates criticise New York mayor
New York (Jamaica Observer): Immigration advocates in New York have criticised New York City Mayor Eric Adams over alleged lack of support for Caribbean and other immigrants.
Group urges President Biden to immediately halt deportation of Haitians
San Diego, California (Jamaica Observer): With less than two weeks before Donald Trump is sworn into office as the next president of the United States (US), a Haitian group in the US is urging the incumbent Joe Biden administration to halt the deportation of Haitians.
Nearly 200 dead in Haiti massacre as voodoo community reportedly targeted
Port-au-Prince (Jamaica Observer): Nearly 200 people in Haiti were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners, with the government condemning a massacre of “unbearable cruelty”.
St Vincent PM says Caribbean unity is needed now more than ever
Roseau, Dominica (Jamaica Observer): Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister r Ralph Gonsalves is calling for greater unity among member states of the Caribbean, noting that a united region is needed to deal with the mounting global challenges.
Caribbean immigrant activists call on NY Governor to denounce Trump plan to use military for mass deportations
New York (Jamaica Observer): The Brooklyn-based immigrant advocacy group Make the Road New York has called on New York Governor Kathy Hochul to denounce United States President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to use the military for mass deportations of Caribbean and other immigrants.
New Haitian Prime Minister names 18-member Cabinet
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Jamaica Observer): Newly installed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has named an 18-member Cabinet, retaining eight of the ministers who were chosen by his ousted predecessor.
Jamaica: PNP urges Government to assist Cuba
Kingston (Jamaica Observer): The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has called on the Government to swiftly respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Cuba.
Jamaica: Security council orders all-out assault on gangs
Kingston (Jamaica Observer) Triggered by the slaughter of eight Jamaicans at Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, and the injury of nine others in what law enforcers say was an act of reprisal, Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in declaring a “total assault on gangs” across the island, pledged that the “Government will use this opportunity to deal with the gangs once and for all”.
