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.…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
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…
CCJ DISMISSES PARTIAL DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST CL FINANCIAL
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan March 10, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com The Caribbean Court of Justice has partially dismissed the case that the Trinidad and Tobago government discriminated against CL Financial policy holders outside…
UN warns of “further destabilisation” in Haiti
By: Staff Writer March 7, 2023 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in a new report warns that Haiti is at risk of “further destabilisation” due to…
STATEMENT BY HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON HAITI
March 7, 2023 Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have resolved to continue efforts to encourage dialogue among Haitian stakeholders and to support efforts at finding solutions to…