October 18, 2022 The CARICOM Secretariat is increasing its emphasis on partnerships to mobilise development support, Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Armstrong Alexis stated at a Caribbean Development Roundtable in Suriname, Thursday.…
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CARICOM Member States deepening cooperation to fight crime; Ministers of National Security zero in on firearms trafficking
October 18, 2022 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deepening cooperation among Member States to ensure the safety of the Region as increasing and new forms of crimes are occurring. CARICOM…
CARICOM Ministers of Education tackling packed agenda in Georgetown
October 18, 2022 Ministers of Education in CARICOM have been urged to devise comprehensive recommendations for quality education and to clearly articulate the immediate actions necessary to change how schools…
Elevate loss and damage as key climate justice issue – CARICOM SG argues at Yale Conference
October 18, 2022 While CARICOM Member States have made significant strides to address the climate crisis, they will not achieve significant moderation in climate change because they are not the…
Latin America Faces a Third Shock as Global Financial Conditions Tighten
By Santiago Acosta-Ormaechea, Gustavo Adler, Ilan Goldfajn, and Anna Ivanova October 14, 2022 As Latin American countries continue to grapple with the effects of two previous shocks, the pandemic and…
World’s Top Food Fair Is Perfect Platform for Natural Caribbean Products
October 18, 2022 If you grew up in the Caribbean, chances are you spent some of your childhood climbing trees to pick a mango, papaya, breadfruit, or coconut. Our region…
ACTING IDB HEAD TELLS REGION TO MANAGE PUBLIC PURSE BETTER
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 14, 2022 Reina Mejía, IDB President, kicked off the Meeting of the Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean by telling them to be…
OECS Commission expresses Condolences to Government and People of Venezuela in the aftermath of Fatal Flooding
October 14, 2022 The OECS Commission conveys with sadness, its deepest condolensces to the Government and People of Venezuela on the tragic loss of life, numerous casualties, and many who are…
CARICOM STATEMENT ON HAITI
October 14, 2022 Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) received a letter from the Prime Minister of Haiti, Dr. Ariel Henry, calling for solidarity and requesting assistance to…
CDB Financing Biogas Feasibility Study in Belize
October 11, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has committed USD150,000 to assist with financing a feasibility study for the Government of Belize to assess the potential of generating electricity…
The Caribbean are “pioneers” in Fin-Tech
By: Staff Writer October 7, 2022 The Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean states have been hailed as “pioneers and world leaders” in Fin-Tech sector says Commonwealth Secretariat. The Secretariat in…
CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT FORUM AIMS TO BUILD SMARTER AND GREENER REGION
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 7, 2022 Coming out of the pandemic, there is much renewed call for the region to take on a different role in how it attracts…