Panama Leads Region With Projected 7% Growth – ECLAC

August 26, 2022 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ( ECLAC ) forecast on Tuesday a growth of 7%, for Panama the best for the Central American…

Owner of the longest standing CBI programme, St Kitts and Nevis, takes top spot at this year’s annual CBI Index

August 26, 2022 The Caribbean nation of St Kitts and Nevis tops this year’s CBI Index rankings for offering one of the best citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes in the…

CDB Partners with ECSRC to Bring Crowdfunding to Eastern Caribbean MSMEs

August 26, 2022 Building on the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) focus on innovation and increasing access to financing to ensure growth and development, the regional financial institution has partnered with…

PRONGHORN INVESTS IN TEN TO ONE CARIBBEAN RUM, FOUNDED BY MARC FARRELL AND CO-OWNED BY GRAMMY-WINNING ARTIST CIARA

August 26, 2022 Inaugural investment kickstarts the company’s initiative to diversify the spirits industry by 2032 and generate $2.4 billion in economic value. Pronghorn announced today its investment in Ten…

UPCOMING U.S. FLAGSHIP MSC SEASCAPE COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL SEA TRIALS

August 26, 2022 MSC Seascape successfully completed her first intensive systems tests at sea during a multi-day trial from August 17-20. This will be MSC Cruises‘ fourth Seaside-class ship and second in the…

EDITORIAL: The 2022 CMP Poetry Contest is now closed!

August 23, 2022 The Caribbean Magazine Plus 2022 Poetry Contest is now closed. We thank all of those that entered the contest and shared the flier in their social media…

AUDIO: Devotions led by Archdeacon Keith N. Cartwright

August 23, 2022 Devotions led by Archdeacon Keith N. Cartwright of St Agnes Church Grants Town New Providence, The Bahamas.

OECS DIRECTOR CALLS FOR CELAC TO GET MORE POLITCAL WILL

Caribbean Coverage of the 35th CELAC-CAF International Seminar By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com August 23, 2022 “Give more political muscle to CELAC, as every integration movement is only as strong and…

FAO PUSHES DIGITAL TOOLS FOR BOOSTING TOBAGO AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION

By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com August 23, 2022 Its no doubt that climate change has been impacting food production around the world, but measuring just how much it affects produce output…

PAHO: Taxing tobacco does not increase smuggling!

By: Staff Writer August 23, 2022 The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) said that smuggling of tobacco does not increase with the implementation of higher taxes contrary to popular belief. Anselm Hennis,…

World Bank: Central American schools closed longer than Caribbean schools!

By: Staff Writer August 23, 2022 The World Bank said that school closures during the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic were longer in the Central American countries compared to…

U.S. reports spike in weapons smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean

By: Brian Ellsworth; additional reporting by Harold Isaac in Port-au-Prince, Editing by Alex Richardson and Richard Pullin (Reuters) August 23, 2022 U.S. authorities have seen a spike in weapons smuggling…