César Peralta, the Best Middleman in the Dominican Republic’s Cocaine Trade

By: Insight Crime September 13, 2022 On Christmas Eve 2018, the dancefloor was packed at Kuora Club, one of Santo Domingo’s most popular nightclubs. Hundreds had turned up to party…

The Dominican Republic – The Caribbean’s Cocaine Hub

By: Insight Crime September 13, 2022 The managers at Caucedo Multimodal are proud of their international connections. Running the biggest port in the Dominican Republic, located just east of the…

Antigua and Barbuda planning vote to become republic within three years, media report

September 13, 2022 Antigua and Barbuda plans to hold a referendum on becoming a republic within the next three years, the Caribbean nation’s prime minister told British media Saturday, a…

IDB Appoints Tariq Alli as Caribbean General Manager and Jamaica Country Representative

Tariq Alli, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, has been appointed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as General Manager of the Caribbean Country Department and IDB Country Representative for…

GLOBAL FUND STAKEHOLDERS TO DISCUSS CHALLENGES AFFECTING EXPANSION OF HIV, TB AND MALARIA RESPONSES AT REGIONAL DIALOGUE

September 13, 2022 The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, will facilitate…

Saint Lucia hails the 12th Annual IREX Citizenship and Residency Conclave a success

September 13, 2022 The Citizenship by Investment Programme of Saint Lucia participated in the 12th Edition of the “IREX Citizenship and Residency Conclave” over the past weekend. The two-day event…

OECS Commission presents Condolences on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

September 13, 2022 The OECS Commission expresses with great sadness, its regret at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8th September 2022.  Throughout her seventy-year reign, Her…

Message from CARICOM Chairman H.E. President Chandrikapersad Santokhi of Suriname, on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

September 13, 2022  The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses its deep regrets at the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and Head of…

SANECIA TAYLOR IS JAMAICA’S  2022 JUNIOR MINISTER OF TOURISM

September 13, 2022 Sixteen-year-old Sanecia Taylor is Jamaica’s new Junior Minister of Tourism and will represent the island at the 18th staging of the Regional Tourism Youth Congress, being held…

Twenty emerging acts selected for the 2022 staging of Caribbean Rhythm Showcase

September 13, 2022 That’s right, a total of 20 fledging artistes will perform their original music from a myriad of Caribbean genres including Reggae, Dancehall, Pop, Soca, Afro Beats, Neo…

World Bank calls for urgent climate action in Latin America and Caribbean to accelerate transition to resilient and low-carbon

September 13, 2022 A new World Bank report calls on countries in the region to take urgent action to help reduce the impacts of climate change and set a path…

EDITORIAL: The Queen is dead, long live the King!

September 9, 2022 It is with great sadness we have to discuss the death of Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II, the only British monarch many of us have ever…