By: Staff Writer February 10, 2023 A former Prime Minister of Jamaica is high on facilitating trade with Africa and is more than willing to use his eponymous institute to…
Author: RealCaribMedia
InSight Crime’s 2022 Homicide Round-Up
By: PETER APPLEBY, CHRIS DALBY, SEAN DOHERTY, SCOTT MISTLER-FERGUSON, AND HENRY SHULDINER for InsightCrime February 10, 2023 Countries across Latin America and the Caribbean continued to experience high murder rates…
The World Bank approves additional support to improve food security in Haiti
February 10, 2023 The World Bank Board of Directors on Monday approved additional financing of US$50 million for the Resilient Agriculture for Food Security (PARSA) Project in Haiti. This additional funding…
Haiti: Request for the Disbursement Under the Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Haiti
February 10, 2023 Haiti has been hit hard by the global food price shock. In September 2022, food inflation reached 44 percent, with rice inflation nearly 70 percent. With more…
Statement of the OAS General Secretariat on the Arrival of 222 Nicaraguan Political Prisoners in the United States
February 10, 2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) today welcomes the arrival in the United States as refugees of 222 former Nicaraguan political prisoners. Their…
CEO Commends HEART/NSTA On Youth Employment Successes
February 10, 2023 The HEART/NSTA Trust must continue its outstanding efforts to ensure young Jamaicans are gainfully employed, urged the CEO of a recruitment service that specializes in connecting Caribbean…
CEO Has High Expectations For Govt.’s Job Vacancy Survey
February 10, 2023 If successful, the government’s new Job Vacancy Survey will yield tremendous results for both employers and jobseekers, in addition to helping inform universities and other training institutions…
‘Much to be proud of’ – CARICOM SG on Grenada’s 49th Independence anniversary
February 10, 2023 CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, has extended “heartfelt congratulations” to the government and people of Grenada on the occasion of the country’s 49th Independence anniversary. In her…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Jamaica
February 10, 2023 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Jamaica. Over the past few years, Jamaica has been buffeted by…
CDB and World Bank Agree to Closer Collaboration on Caribbean Development
February 10, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the World Bank charted a path for closer collaboration to drive the Caribbean’s development agenda during a joint working session held…
EDITORIAL: Does Haiti need US intervention?
February 7, 2023 Discussions about an intervention in Haiti is becoming louder and louder. If there ever was a failed state, it is Haiti. For starters, they don’t have any…