Unrest in Suriname- Protest for Jan 11, moved online!

By: Staff Writer January 12, 2021 Protestors took to the streets in Suriname over the weekend to protest prime minister Chan Santokhi’s government’s policies. Siebrano Pique, campaign organiser, planned another…

Caribbean jails are full of nonviolent offenders, but murder still high.

By: Staff writer December 18, 2020 “Incarceration does not appear to significantly reduce criminality,” as jails are filled with non-violent offenders in the Caribbean, a recent Inter-American Development Bank study…

IDB Invest gives $55m (US) in trade support to help battle COVID impact- Barbados, Suriname and Guyana are first up.

The Inter-American Development Bank, through its investment arm, IDB Invest has broadened their trade facilitation programme across the Caribbean with incorporating three subsidiaries of Republic Financial Holdings Limited in Barbados,…