December 14, 2021 As food insecurity continues to prompt many to leave El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua for the United States, a joint study points to solutions Poverty, the struggle…
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Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update (6-12 December 2021) As of 13 December 2021
December 14, 2021 $1.79B REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO 3.82 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 17 COUNTRIES REGIONAL: VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS & REFUGEES The R4V Inter-Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela…
US VP Harris Announces Private Investments in Central America
December 14, 2021 Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced $1.2 billion in commitments from international businesses to support the economies and social infrastructure of Central American nations, as she…
World Bank Director for the Caribbean pledges increased support for Haiti
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…
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.…