By Kimberly Ramkhalawan June 27, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com With just under one week to go before the Caribbean Region converges in Trinidad for CARICOM’s 50th celebration, Antigua and Barbuda held its…
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Antigua and Barbuda leads “historic” declaration by CARICOM and Central American countries
June 27, 2023 An historic “first” was recorded at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) when 20 countries, drawn from Central America and the Caribbean, issued…
Gang slaughters 46 women in “monstrous” Honduras prison riot!
By: Staff Writer June 23, 2023 The Barrio 18 gang kills 46 women inmates in a Honduras prison in the worst prison riot in recent memory with President Castro calling…
Momentous Day for Rastafarians in St Kitts as weed now available to them!
By: Staff Writer June 23, 2023 St Kitts and Nevis government passed the Rastafari Rights Recognition Bill, 2023, which would now allow Rastafarians in that country to smoke marijuana for…
Power, Impunity, and the 2023 Guatemala Elections
By: Insight Crime June 23, 2023 Guatemala heads to the polls on June 25 for an election overshadowed by rampant corruption and impunity. The current administration leaves behind a virtual…
Windrush: Hundreds with chronic and mental illness sent back to Caribbean
By: By Navtej Johal & Joanna Hall for the BBC Hundreds of long-term sick and mentally ill people from the Windrush generation were sent back to the Caribbean in what…
Tropical Storm Bret to be a Hurricane by Wednesday
By: Staff Writer June 20, 2023 The National Hurricane Centre declared Tropical Storm Bret formed at 5 p.m. EST on Monday, the second of the young Atlantic season behind Hurricane…
OECS CHAIRMAN EYES YOUTH, ORANGE ECONOMY, SPORTS AND HEALTH AS FUTURE
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan June 20, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Dr Terrance Drew, has assumed the role of Chair of the OECS and addressing the flag hoisting…
US$186m in Cocaine from Caribbean seized by US Coast Guard!
By: Staff Writer June 20, 2023 The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) intercepted more than 14,000 pounds of cocaine worth over $186m in multiple seizures across Caribbean waters, the agency said Saturday. The…
One year into the Dickon Mitchell administration- Not so new anymore
By: Helen Grenade June 20, 2023 Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, celebrated his first year anniversary of becoming the leader of Grenada under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and…
The Tancol: Venezuela’s Phantom Enemy
By: Insight Crime June 20, 2023 In Venezuela, the government is literally fighting a ghost. In mid-2021, a mysterious new criminal actor appeared in Venezuela. It became an obsession of…