November 11, 2022 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has partnered with Thoughtful Digital Agency to develop a digital platform dubbed “The OBC Virtual Secretariat”. The project is designed…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
Residents in Grand Bahama and Abaco told to EVACUATE from Hurricane Nicole
November 8, 2022 The Bahamas Department of Meteorology advised residents to pay close attention to a developing system near the southeast Bahamas that could strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday.…
The Ananse Storytelling Festival enters its 24th year!
By: Staff Writer November 8, 2022 On the island of Jamaica, a rich tradition of storytelling holds firm with the now annual Ananse Storytelling Festival, going into its 24th year…
Dominica goes to election December 6
By: Staff Writer November 8, 2022 Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Sunday night announced December 6 as the date for a snap general election in Dominica. In a radio and…
COP27 needs a tremendous focus on action, Commonwealth of Dominica looking to share scalable solutions
November 8, 2022 COP27 is taking place in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh from 6 to 18 November and the Commonwealth of Dominica, like many nations around the world,…
OECS Commission hosts High Level UK Delegation Ahead of COP27
November 8, 2022 The OECS Commission hosted a High Level Delegation from the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 2, 2022 in Castries, Saint Lucia. The UK Delegation, headed by Director…
Payment was not an issue for Burna Boy no show in Dominica!
By: Staff Writer November 1, 2022 The highly popular Nigerian and Afrobeat superstar Burna Boy did a no show in Dominica on Saturday due to a delayed flight, only to…
Much-Needed Breakthrough Medical Technology Deployed for the First Time in Trinidad and Tobago
October 28, 2022 The first ever portable hematology analytical instrument by Sight Diagnostics called the OLO has been installed in the Caribbean to provide near-immediate Complete Blood Count (CBC) results to patients…
DIVALI NAGAR REOPENS, LARGEST CELEBRATION OF HINDU FESTIVAL IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 25, 2022. Divali, the festival of lights, as celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday October 24th, saw the week long fair open to the…
Haitian Gang Leader, ‘Barbecue,’ Targeted in UN Sanctions Resolution
By: Insight Crime October 25, 2022 Haitian gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, alias “Barbecue,” is a central target of potential UN Security Council sanctions, while a separate resolution has called for…
Gay couples in Cuba marry under new law
October 25, 2022 Serious, standing upright and dressed in long gala dresses – despite the midday Cuban heat – Lisset and Liusba quietly walk up the ten steps of the…