October 4, 2022 The Government of Belize (GOBZ) has received a USD6 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), for its Student Loan Scheme which will assist close to…
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CDB to Provide Funding to Support Saint Lucia’s Most Vulnerable
October 4, 2022 The quality of life of Saint Lucia’s most vulnerable will be further safeguarded as the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved a loan of USD 5.2 million to…
Three Caribbean countries to be blacklisted by EU!
By: Staff Writer September 30, 2022 The European Union is set to add The Bahamas, Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions this coming October…
PAHO ELECTS BRAZILLIAN AS NEW DIRECTOR
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 30, 2022 Public health officers across the Americas and the Caribbean voted on Wednesday for Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., a national of Brazil, …
“The whole of society” effort redefined public health in the region during COVID-19!
By: Staff Writer September 30, 2022 The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) director said that the community effort during the COVID-19 pandemic helped to “redefine” the public health system across…
DOMINICA TELLS UN TO LIFT TRADE BLOCKS TO CUBA AND SANCTIONS AGAINST VENEZUELA.
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 27, 2022 Charles Angelo Savarin, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica made a case for removing sanctions against Venezuela and lifting trade blockades to Cuba…
GRENADA PM: SCALE UP CLIMATE FINANCE FOR ADAPTATION
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 27, 2022 Grenadian Prime Minister, Dickon Mitchell, made a clarion call for world leaders to ramp up its action against the effects of climate change,…
TT FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER REAFFIRMS ITS MEMBERSHIP TO UN ON REPUBLIC DAY ANNIVERSARY
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 27, 2022 Twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago might have celebrated 46 years since becoming a republic but its Foreign Affairs Minister Dr.Amery Browne…
Dominican Republic Takes Tentative Measures against Haiti Gangs
September 27, 2022 Officials in the Dominican Republic have made a series of moves this year to try and prevent a spillover of Haitian organized crime, yet they do not…
Colombia’s President Petro Challenges US Anti-Drug Policy in UN Speech
September 27, 2022 The new president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, lambasted the US’ decades-long war on drugs in Latin America in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, confirming…
Regional environmental negotiators in preparations for COP15
September 27, 2022 Environmental officials from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic participated recently in a training workshop in Saint Lucia as the Region continues preparations…