Caribbean Export Executive Director and CEO, GoInvest discuss support for the private sector in Guyana

October 12, 2021 On October 4, 2021, Executive Director of Caribbean Export, Deodat Maharaj, met with Dr Peter Ramsaroop, CEO, GoInvest, to discuss the programmes and initiatives the Agency is…

St Kitts and Nevis Formalises Diplomatic Relations and Visa Waiver Agreements with Two African Nations in One Week

October 12, 2021 The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis is continuing to strengthen its ties with the African continent, attributed to the commitment made by Foreign Minister Mark Brantley.…

Call for Region to Collaborate to Capitalise on Available IMF Financing

October 12, 2021 President of the Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB) Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon has proposed that the US$2.5 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) available to Caribbean countries from…

EDITORIAL: Be careful on mandatory vaccinations!

October 8, 2021 The cabinet of Jamaica is marching into some really choppy waters now with intensifying movements of bringing to the Jamaican people a form of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.…

VIDEO: Devotions led by Fr DeAngelo Bowe

October 8, 2021 Devotionals led by Fr DeAngelo Bowe, Rector of Holy Spirit Anglican Church, New Providence, Bahamas.

Sweet Sugar Cakes

By: Maureen Walters Recipe 2 cups Water 2 1/2 cup Sugar 3 cup freshly grated coconut 1teaspn vanilla 1 cinnamon stick 1/2 teaspn  cream of tartar 1/2 teaspn nutmeg 2…

COMMENTARY: Roots of Latin American and Caribbean underdevelopment planted by ‘lost’ Columbus

By Sir Ronald Sanders October 8, 2021 Every year at the Organization of American States (OAS), Spain, as an Observer state, has placed on the Organization’s agenda a celebration of…

Barbados PM Calls for altruism among Big Tech Firms.

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says big tech firms must be held accountable for the effects they are having on the smaller state economies. Speaking at…

Bridgetown Covenant signed on as Barbados hosts UNCTAD 15

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com This week, Barbados became the first small island developing state to host the 15th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). And to seal the…

Trinidadian designers are overworked during pandemic- We need more staff and more people need to be vaccinated.

By: Staff Writer October 8, 2021 A Trinidadian clothing designer is fighting through the COVID-19 pandemic as best she could, but making only custom made apparel is starting to take…

Tufton has to get tough on vaccine mandate for Jamaica

By: Staff Writer October 8, 2021 The Jamaican Ministry of Health is under heavy fire for his failure to secure a proper vaccine mandate for the country. None other than…

CariCRIS lowers its ratings on Home Mortgage Bank

October 8, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has lowered the assigned Corporate Credit ratings to CariA- (Foreign and Local Currency) on its regional rating scale, and…