August 5, 2022 Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has been elected by his peers across the international academic community to serve…
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CARICOM Secretariat Welcomes African Royal Delegation
August 5, 2022 A symbolic reconnection between Africa and the Caribbean diaspora occurred at the CARICOM Secretariat when Deputy Secretary-General, Dr Armstrong Alexis, welcomed a Royal Delegation from South Africa,…
Bahamian treasure hunter set to unveil new museum of sunken Spanish treasure
By: Staff Writer August 2, 2022 Allen Exploration is set to unveil its new museum on August 8 in Grand Bahama showcasing rare gems retrieved from the sunken Spanish Galleon,…
CARIBBEAN OBSERVES EMANCIPATION
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com August 2, 2022 Monday August 1st saw nations across the Caribbean observe Emancipation Day. Trinidad and Tobago, the first nation in the world to declare it…
St Kitts elections this Friday: Is PM Harris gone?
By: Staff Writer August 2, 2022 St Kitts and Nevis elections are this Friday August 5, and it is expected that Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris will be gone and…
TROPICAL WAVE UNDERESTIMATED, AFFECTS LESSER ANTILLES
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com August 2, 2022 What was supposed to be a tropical wave passing through the islands, turned into a freak storm packing Category one hurricane force winds,…
OAS to Observe General Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis
August 2, 2022 Following an invitation from the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis, received on July 26, 2022, the Organization of American States (OAS) will deploy an Electoral Observation…
CARPHA: MONKEYPOX SHOULD NOT AFFECT CARIBBEAN IN ANY DISASTROUS MANNER.
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com July 29, 2022 “The Caribbean needs to guard against communicable diseases like Monkeypox being established in the Caribbean”, the statement put out by the Caribbean Public…
FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY TOPS AGENDA AS GUYANA’S PRESIDENT DR.ALI MEETS WITH US SECRETARY OF STATE, ANTHONY BLINKEN
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com July 29, 2022 Upon special invitation from the United States several officials from Guyana including its President, Dr Irfaan Ali met with US Secretary of State…
Extreme events and persistent droughts made COVID-19 worse says WMO!
By: Staff Writer July 29, 2022 The World Meteorological Organisation says in their “State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), 2021” report that while climate change is…