DOMINICA AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL AND DEVELOPMENT BANK GETS STABLE BUT WEAK OUTLOOK RATING

By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com August 30, 2022 CariCRIS has reaffirmed the ratings currently assigned to the US $10m debt issue (notional) of Dominica Agricultural, Industrial and Development Bank (DAID or…

INVESTT DRIVES NEARSHORING ACTIVITY CAMPAIGN

By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com August 30, 2022 After two years of disrupted supply chains across the globe, many companies are looking to set up manufacturing and processing outlets in closer…

T&T SIGN SECURITY MOU WITH JAMAICA

By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com August 30, 2022 Holness visits TT for 60TH ANNIVERSARY, Talks CSME Trade, Crime and Cybersecurity. Trinidad and Tobago has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Jamaica…

IDB: Increase Agriculture through innovation for sustainability!

By Staff Writer August 30, 2022 Innovation is needed for the agricultural revolution in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC)  region as digital technologies rise and manufacturing is no longer…

Disaster Preparedness Hub in Caribbean Will Save Lives and Tons of Money

By: Andrew Kaminsky August 30, 2022 The United Nations (U.N.) announced its plans to establish a disaster preparedness hub in the Caribbean earlier this month. Located at the international airport…

Invest Caribbean Forced To Enforce Trademark On Caribbean Government Backed Website

August 30, 2022 Executives of Invest Caribbean, the 11-year-old global private sector investment agency of the Caribbean, were forced this week to enforce their trademark against Salaudeen Nausrudeen and partners,…

New Climate Smart Aquaponics Project for five CDB Member Countries

August 30, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is expanding its collaboration with INMED Partnerships for Children/INMED Caribbean to enhance the capacity of small-scale farmers to implement climate-adaptive aquaponics farming…

Tropical depression likely to form near southeast Caribbean

By David Fleshler, Robin Webb and Steve Svekis South Florida Sun-Sentinel August 30, 2022 The first tropical depression in two months appears likely to form this week, as an unusually…

The Bosses Who Run Venezuela’s Most Lawless Prisons

August 30, 2022 Venezuela’s much-touted prison reform plan appears to be failing, according to recent research that shows how some of the country’s most dangerous criminals control numerous penitentiaries. After…

Spirit Airlines Resumes Nonstop Flights Between South Florida and Managua, Nicaragua

August 30, 2022 Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) today announced the resumption of its daily, nonstop service connecting Managua (MGA) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL). Spirit’s return to the market plays a pivotal role in offering both convenience…

Saint Lucia Citizenship Investment Programme makes top three in the 2022 CBI Index

August 30, 2022 St Lucia took third place in this year’s instalment of the CBI Index – which ranked 13 countries with operational citizenship by investment programmes. Seen as an…

Haiti’s Gangs Engage in Campaigns of Mass Sexual Violence

August 30, 2022 Over fifty women and girls have come forward with harrowing accounts of rape and beatings at the hands of Haiti’s largest gang federation. Gangs engaged in a bloody…