October 18, 2022 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deepening cooperation among Member States to ensure the safety of the Region as increasing and new forms of crimes are occurring. CARICOM…
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CARICOM Ministers of Education tackling packed agenda in Georgetown
October 18, 2022 Ministers of Education in CARICOM have been urged to devise comprehensive recommendations for quality education and to clearly articulate the immediate actions necessary to change how schools…
Elevate loss and damage as key climate justice issue – CARICOM SG argues at Yale Conference
October 18, 2022 While CARICOM Member States have made significant strides to address the climate crisis, they will not achieve significant moderation in climate change because they are not the…
Latin America Faces a Third Shock as Global Financial Conditions Tighten
By Santiago Acosta-Ormaechea, Gustavo Adler, Ilan Goldfajn, and Anna Ivanova October 14, 2022 As Latin American countries continue to grapple with the effects of two previous shocks, the pandemic and…
World’s Top Food Fair Is Perfect Platform for Natural Caribbean Products
October 18, 2022 If you grew up in the Caribbean, chances are you spent some of your childhood climbing trees to pick a mango, papaya, breadfruit, or coconut. Our region…
EDITORIAL: All about the money!
October 14, 2022 It has been a busy few days for the Latin American and Caribbean region. The Inter-American Development Bank is having its 56th meeting of central bankers and…
AUDIO: Devotions led by Fr Dave Thomas
October 14, 2022 Devotions led by Father Dave Thomas of Holy Saviour’s Parish, Cat Island, The Bahamas.
Peanut Cake / Peanut drops
By: Chef Carlton Hull October 14, 2022 Try the very simple peanut drops recipe, one of Jamaican favourite snack that both adult and children will love. Made with just six…
COMMENTARY: Support for Juan Guaidó has dwindled
By Sir Ronald Sanders October 14, 2022 At the height of Donald Trump’s presidency of the United States (U.S.) when, on January 23, 2019, he anointed Juan Guaidó as the…
JAMAICAN FINANCE MINISTER CALLS FOR RISK TRANSFER INSTRUMENTS
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 14, 2022 Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke is seek the IDB to have greater consideration to the region’s fiscal sustainability through a risk transfer instrument.…
BOJ GOVERNOR AT IDB: FLOATING DOLLAR WORKS AGAINST INFLATION
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 14, 2022 Jamaica’s Central Bank Governor Richard Byles is expressing confidence that his country will combat inflation in the coming years. Speaking at the IDB’s…
ACTING IDB HEAD TELLS REGION TO MANAGE PUBLIC PURSE BETTER
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 14, 2022 Reina Mejía, IDB President, kicked off the Meeting of the Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean by telling them to be…