December 14, 2021 The World Bank’s Caribbean Country Director Lilia Burunciuc recently concluded a five-day visit to Haiti. She was accompanied by Robert Taliercio, Regional Director of the Equitable Growth, Finance and…
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PAHO urges Caribbean countries to prioritise public investment
December 14, 2021 With 46 per cent of countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, continuing to report disruptions in health service delivery due to the pandemic, the Pan American…
Latin American and Caribbean cities can halve resource consumption while reducing poverty – new report
December 14, 2021 New UNEP report provides a guide to increase resource efficiency in cities through circularity, better connectivity, ecosystem restoration, among others. If no action is taken, by 2050…
EDITORIAL: Corruption is a way of life in the Caribbean and Central America!
December 10, 2021 Is it because we all started off broke so we felt we had to catch up in the white-man’s capitalist system? Or was it always a part…
VIDEO: Devotions led by Fr Ivan Eldon
December 10, 2021 Devotions led by Fr Ivan Eldon of St Patrick’s Parish, South Eleuthera, The Bahamas.
Sorrel Drink/ Christmas Drink by Chef Carlton
By: Chef Carlton Hull December 10, 2021 Just look at this drink… an early Christmas present from me to you. When summer is winding down and you are sooooo going…
COMMENTARY: Democracy Summit missed an essential ingredient
By Sir Ronald Sanders December 10, 2021 US President Joe Biden declared at the opening of a “Summit on Democracy”, which he convened on December 9, that “democracy needs champions”. …
Signs of the Sun Poetry Book launch
The Signs of the Sun poetry book from the Caribbean Magazine Plus (CMP) Poetry Contest, 2021 is now available on Amazon as an e-book only. The book is a compilation…
CDB’S 2021 3C’s Conference Zooms in on corruption
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com December 10, 2021 Much of the pandemic’s emergency funding more than likely got caught up in the web of corruption through bureaucracy and lack of transparency.…
Use SDRs to expand liquidity in the region says United Nations
By: Staff Writer December 10, 2021 Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) are vital for Caribbean countries to recover post COVID-19 says a United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the…
The Best Kept Caribbean Secret Now Open to the World via Miami
December 10, 2021 The Commonwealth of Dominica has significantly expanded its tourism offering in recent months, and this week, a new flight will officially launch nonstop to the Caribbean destination. The country is set to…
Statement From President Of The Caribbean Development Bank Dr Gene Leon to mark International Anti-Corruption Day
December 10, 2021 Today is International Anti-Corruption Day, the global observance of which is led by the United Nations. The theme for 2021 is “Your right, your role: say no…