By Kimberly Ramkhalawan April 14, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com With dwindling flying fish stock in Barbados waters, many fishermen in the last two years have been venturing further out to neighbouring island,…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
‘Crick Crack’ — The Season of Anansi Folklore Festival Launched in Trinidad and Tobago
By: Marcia Braveboy April 14, 2023 A Caribbean author and two corporate sponsors have come together to rejuvenate the famous Caribbean ‘crick crack’ stories of Anansi, on the twin island…
A’Legends Boss Jenelle Alexia Hits #10 on Apple Books Kids Chart with 2nd Book,
Written by Lesley HaylesMarch 22, 2023 Philadelphia-based entrepreneur Jenelle Alexia is ecstatic after receiving word that her second book, a children’s book titled Keira Discovers Her Talent, made it to number 10 on the…
Mzs Quanny drops new music that will “Last Forever”
April 14, 2023 Philadelphia native, Mzs Quanny, has been silent on the music scene for a minute due to her taking some time off to finish school but she never…
Pantheon The Exhibition After First Major Trinidad Carnival — Post Covid-19 Continue to Delight Many
By Marcia Braveboy April 11, 2023 The PANTHEON Exhibition in Trinidad was born out of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020, and frustrating restrictions that crippled Carnival and the world.…
CDB Approves US$100 million policy-based loan to The Bahamas
April 11, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has committed US$100 million in support to The Bahamas as it charts a path to economic recovery and resilience following the back-to-back…
CDB Approves US$29.8 Million to Build Up Health Care Systems in the Caribbean
April 11, 2023 Almost three years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic first breached the shores of Caribbean countries, causing severe economic and social dislocation and putting immense strain on health systems…
Nigerian oil tycoon with links to Dominican diplomat loses $53m in US corruption probe!
By: Staff Writer April 4, 2013 The financier of a former Dominican diplomat had $53m in profits seized by the US Department of Justice in a long running corruption probe.…
Wickham: Gay marriage in BVI is “proxy” for Independence election vote
By: Staff Writer March 31, 2023 A prominent Caribbean political strategist weighs in on the upcoming British Virgin Islands general election slated for April 24 and how social issues like…
Launch of the project Strengthening the climate resilience of the drinking water sector in the South of Haiti (RESEPSE)
March 31, 2023 The Ministry of the Environment of Haiti (MDE), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the National Directorate of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DINEPA) and Helvetas Haiti officially…
Commonwealth workshop will boost confidence in elections across Caribbean and Americas
March 28, 2023 The Commonwealth Secretariat has organised a workshop in Trinidad and Tobago this week for Caribbean and Americas election administrators to examine issues impacting electoral integrity, transparency and…
IDB Invest Fosters Sustainable Growth in The Bahamas by Promoting Renewable Energy
March 28, 2023 This will be the first solar plant in The Bahamas financed by IDB Invest under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) framework The project is one of the…