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.…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
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…
CDB PRESIDENT: REGIONAL SECURITY TRUST FUND PROPOSED
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan March 24, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com CDB President and Speaker, Dr Gene Leon is calling for a more regional approach to its security without too much reliance on external…
Water withdrawals are up as population density increases in Caribbean says UN
By: Staff Writer March 24, 2023 A United Nations (UN) report said that in the Caribbean and Central American water withdrawals had increased with a rise in population growth and…
TT GETS NEW PRESIDENT
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan March 21, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Lucky Number seven, was how she herself, Her Excellency, Christine Kangaloo, described becoming the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’s newest head…
Antigua and Barbuda and Serbia abolish visa requirements
March 17, 2023 The Antigua and Barbuda passport was strengthened internationally on Friday, March 10 when Ambassadors of Antigua and Barbuda and the Republic of Serbia signed an agreement in…