By: Staff Writer June 23, 2023 The Barrio 18 gang kills 46 women inmates in a Honduras prison in the worst prison riot in recent memory with President Castro calling…
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Momentous Day for Rastafarians in St Kitts as weed now available to them!
By: Staff Writer June 23, 2023 St Kitts and Nevis government passed the Rastafari Rights Recognition Bill, 2023, which would now allow Rastafarians in that country to smoke marijuana for…
Power, Impunity, and the 2023 Guatemala Elections
By: Insight Crime June 23, 2023 Guatemala heads to the polls on June 25 for an election overshadowed by rampant corruption and impunity. The current administration leaves behind a virtual…
Windrush: Hundreds with chronic and mental illness sent back to Caribbean
By: By Navtej Johal & Joanna Hall for the BBC Hundreds of long-term sick and mentally ill people from the Windrush generation were sent back to the Caribbean in what…
Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce New Recipients of Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund
June 23, 2023 Ahead of the New Financial Pact Summit, chaired by Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, the Bill & Melinda…
Canada’s Minister of International Development Assumes Chairmanship of Caribbean Development Bank
June 23, 2023 Canada’s Minister of International Development, the Honourable Harjit Sajjan is the new Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Minister Sajjan, who…
Caribbean perfectly placed to pioneer innovative finance approaches to address climate crisis
June 23, 2023 The Caribbean is uniquely placed to bridge solutions between international communities and chart a pathway forward in pioneering innovative finance approaches on climate change, Executive Secretary of…
CDB to Build Internal Resilience Capacity in Borrowing Member Countries
June 23, 2023 The President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr. Hyginus Leon has reaffirmed the Bank’s commitment to placing member countries on a higher and more sustainable welfare…
More Than 900 Business Meetings Held in Outsource2LAC Event in Jamaica
June 23, 2023 More than 600 entrepreneurs, business leaders and government representatives from 33 countries around the world participated in the 9th edition of Outsource2LAC of the Inter-American Development Bank,…
CARICOM TO MEET TO REVIEW ITS COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF (CET) AND ITS RULES OF ORIGIN
June 23, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is reviewing its trade instruments to make them fit for purpose to facilitate increased trade, agricultural expansion and industrial development beyond 2023. The…
Interest in Central Bank Digital Currencies Picks Up in Latin America and the Caribbean While Crypto Use Varies
June 23, 2023 CBDCs—if well designed—could lower remittances’ costs and improve financial inclusion. But for crypto assets to safely remain part of the payment system, they need to be regulated.…