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US and Mexico eyed by Caravan of Migrants searching for better

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4 months ago

January 4, 2024

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Rashaed Esson

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#Migrationi#Mexicoi#US, January 2nd, 2024 – A Caravan of nearly 8,000 people from 24 different countries are headed toward the US Southern Border according to reports, migrating for days now, through Mexico from Wednesday. The Majority of the migrants are said to be from Haiti, Cuba, Central America and Venezuela and some from Syria, Iran, Turkey and Cameroon. Some are heading to El Paso, Texas. In fact, according to an organizer of the caravan, not all are looking to go to the US. Some are hoping to settle in Mexico to find work and humanitarian relief.

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May 6, 2024

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Jamaica got a 3 million US dollar grant from humanitarian charity organisation Direct Relief, as part of its mission to strengthen resilience in the Caribbean region. This is also an effort to enhance Healthcare systems and infrastructure throughout Jamaica in preparation for natural disasters as the organization renews its ongoing partnership with the island. This was announced by Direct Relief in an article on May 1.

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To enhance and strengthen security in the Guiana Shield, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana on Monday April 29, signed a security common master plan following a meeting in George Town, as announced By President of Guyana Irfaan Ali on Facebook. Ali expressed that the agreement will hopefully enhance collaborations and relations between Suriname and French Guiana.

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Grenada Prime Minister says there needs to be greater focus on coral health in the region’s universities.

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The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, at the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Conference on April 22, expressed that Caribbean universities should be leading researchers for coral restoration as he addressed the importance of corals to the region’s capacity for tourism sustainability amid climate change

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