By: Staff Writer August 6, 2021 The US laments the amount of corruption in Central America in this year’s US Investment Climate Statement. Corruption, while not uncommon in developing nations,…
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New Ambassador of Guyana Presents Credentials to OAS
August 6, 2021 The new Permanent Representative of Guyana to the Organization of American States (OAS), Samuel Hinds, presented his credentials today to OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro in a…
IDB Approves $30M Project to help Panama get Vaccines, address COVID-19
August 6, 2021 THE $30 MILLION INVESTMENT PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE MORBIDITY, MORTALITY AND MITIGATE THE OTHER INDIRECT HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a…
CARICOM congratulates Jamaica on 59 years of Independence
August 6, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and people of Jamaica on the country’s 59th Anniversary of Independence, which it marks on 6 August 2021 under…
Belize Zoo is seeing a steady increase of visitors in 2021 despite COVID!
By: Staff Writer August 3, 2021 The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Centre had been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 but this year they are rebounding and…
High level committee vows not to scrap Institute of Commonwealth Studies!
By: Staff Writer August 3, 2021 A high level committee commissioned by the University of London on the matter of keeping Commonwealth Studies in the school’s curriculum says that the…
OAS Panel of Experts Urges ICC Action on Venezuela
August 3, 2021 Observations of the Panel of Experts in relation to decision ICC-02/18-13 The OAS Panel of Independent International Experts on the Possible Commission of Crimes against Humanity in…
Guess How Much $$ The US Allocated To Haiti In The Past 9 Years?
August 3, 2021 Of all the talk of supporting Haiti and the Haitian people, U.S. assistance to Haiti in dollars over the past 9 years actually tell a completely different…
Dominica Officially Launches New e-Passport, Strengthening National Security and Border Management
August 3, 2021 On Monday, the Commonwealth of Dominica launched its new electronic passport. Officials said that the new document is highly secure and would protect holders from identity theft,…
CAHFSA advises tightened measures as African Swine Fever detected in Region
August 3, 2021 The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHSFA) is advising Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States to intensify protective measures against the African Swine Fever (ASF) which…
The IJNET says Caribbean Magazine Plus is “doing a good thing” with Poetry Contest
By: Staff Writer July 30, 2021 Earlier this week the Caribbean editor for the International Journalists Network (IJNET), an offshoot of the International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ), contacted Caribbean Magazine…
Bermudian Flora Duffy storms to Olympic gold
By: Dexter Smith, Head of Sport July 30, 2021 Flora Duffy was already Bermuda’s golden girl before she set off on the Olympic women’s triathlon tonight, but she is now…