June 28, 2022 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Grenada congratulates citizens and residents on their strong democratic commitment demonstrated in their enthusiastic…
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Government of Mexico Announces Scholarships for OECS Nationals
June 28, 2022 The Embassy of the United Mexican States to the Eastern Caribbean States presents its compliments to the Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), and…
Changing of the Guard in Grenada as NDC ekes out victory in general election!
By: Staff Writer June 24, 2022 The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) under the leadership of Dickon Mitchell, won Thursday’s general elections, according to preliminary results released. The NDC…
Developing world must see itself as originators of technology!
By: Staff Writer June 24, 2022 Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, challenged developing countries at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that they must now become originators and…
The least responsible suffers the greatest in climate challenge.
By: Staff Writer June 24, 2022 Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Philip Davis, QC, said at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Business Forum that Caribbean nations are experiencing…
Colombia moves left with Petro!
By: Staff Writer June 21, 2022 Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia’s presidency on Sunday, the…
To Protect Our Future, Caribbean Nations Must Fight Harmful Fisheries Subsidies
June 21, 2022 For generations, fishing and our relationship to the ocean have shaped the cultural heritage of our home nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and…
World Bank approves $20m to support primary health care service delivery in Haiti
June 21, 2022 The Board of Directors of the World Bank on Thursday approved additional financing of $20 million for the Project to Strengthen Primary Health Care and Surveillance in…
CDB changes methodology in its RDA policy
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com June 17, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it will now include an “Internal Resistance Framework (IRA) into its heavily touted Recovery Duration Adjuster, RDA…
ECLAC: Access to financing strained by Ukraine war!
By: Staff Writer June 17, 2022 The Ukraine war is limiting access to financing says a United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) report. ECLAC, in…