May 19, 2023 The Board of Directors of the World Bank on Wednesday approved the $80 million Rural, Resilient, Sustainable and Decentralized Drinking Water and Sanitation Project in Haiti. This…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
Bonaire Human Rights granted Special Consultative Status of United Nations Economic and Social Council
May 19, 2023 The Bonaire Human Rights Organization delegation marked the 420th day on the road as they continue to lobby in Latin America and Caribbean. Last Sunday, they traveled…
HOLNESS CALLS FOR UN TO PLAY GREATER ROLE IN SIDS FINANCING, AND HAITI CRISIS
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan May 16, 2023 Kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Emerging from the pandemic, along with heightened calls for decreasing the gap when it comes climate financing as well as the current security…
James Finies creates history for Bonaire – The CARICOM Reparations Commission has granted the Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO)The special Status of Associated Member.
May 16, 2023 “With great appreciation Mrs. Davika Bissessar Shaw and Mr. James Finies – on behalf of Bonaire Human Rights Organization, has accepted this honor by the extraordinary invitation…
Jamaican- Canadian Chef Noel Cunningham bringing heat and flavors to the inaugural Hanover Food and Music Festival
May 16, 2023 On Saturday, June 24, 2023, JEFFJABRO Limited will stage the inaugural Hanover Food and Music Festival at the Bioprist Knowledge Park (Jockey Factory) in Lucea, Hanover. The…
EU’S EUROCLIMA LAUNCHES PROGRAM’S CARIBBEAN LEG
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan May 12, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com The European Union (EU) officially launched its €35-million climate action programme EUROCLIMA, in the Caribbean region on Wednesday on the island of Barbados. The Caribbean…
ST LUCIA MAKES CCJ FINAL APPELATE
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan May 9, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com St. Lucia is now the fifth CARICOM nation to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) its final court of Appeal. In recognizing…
CHATGPT VS THE ACADEMIC WORLD INTEGRITY
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan May 9, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com It used to be that people looking to cheat on their academic papers, would often hire someone online or off campus to write…
Lord Ashcroft Coronation Poll Finds Belize Would Vote To Keep Monarchy
May 9, 2023 Belize would vote to keep the monarchy in a referendum according to new polling from Lord Ashcroft. However, six countries – including three in the Caribbean –…
Anguilla’s Own, Dr. Lowell Hughes, Coinventors Awarded Infectious Disease Patent
May 9, 2023 During COVID-19 havoc, Anguillan inventors worked to prevent hospital acquired infections (HAIs), but also broadly, urinary tract (UTIs) and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). These biocides are atomic…
LOBBY FOR TT TO HOST THE BASEL CONVENTION CENTER TO GET SCRC STATUS
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan May 5, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com There is a current lobby for the Basel Convention Regional Center for the Caribbean, which is located in Trinidad and Tobago, to also…
Privy Council sides with Bahamian Chief Justice on citizenship!
By: Staff Writer May 5, 2023 The Privy Council in the United Kingdom sided with The Bahamas’s Chief Justice on a major citizenship case that now paves the way for…