By: Staff Writer September 22, 2023 The Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner heads to Buckingham Palace this winter to meet with the Queen Consort about his winning this year’s contest…
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The Sister Accord® Foundation Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary with AAA and The Nelson Mandela Foundation; Expands to the Caribbean with First Bahamian Chapter
September 22, 2023 The Sister Accord®️ Foundation, the organization whose movement is changing the way girls and women treat, support, and interact with each other, is celebrating its tenth anniversary with…
CARICOM congratulates St. Kitts and Nevis on its 40th Independence Anniversary
September 22, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated St. Kitts and Nevis on its 40th Anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on Tuesday, 19 September 2023. Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett, in…
CARICOM Chair pushes need for participation in science and technology!
By: Staff Writer September 19, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chair, Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, told the Group of 77 plus China summit that due to the need…
“Territory”: Dominican Film wins Best Documentary at Canadian Film Festival
September 19, 2023 “Territory,” a short film focused on the indigenous people of the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica- the Kalinago, wins Best Short Documentary at the 18th annual Caribbean…
The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Colombia’s Ambitious New Drug Policy
Insight Crime September 19, 2023 The Colombian government’s new drug policy aims to radically shift the country’s approach to the fight against drugs. But given a seemingly unstoppable increase in…
Honduras’ Stalled AG Election Shows Political Obstacles to Fighting Crime
By: Insight Crime September 19, 2023 Lawmakers in Honduras are deadlocked over the selection of a new attorney general, underscoring the political obstacles to constructing an effective approach to fighting…
Guatemala presidential transition halted amid raids!
By: Staff Writer September 15, 2023 The contentious Guatemala presidential elections have worsened the political crisis in the Central American country as the transition between the outgoing President (Alejandro) Giammattei’s…
Natural disasters hit 190m in region: Droughts and Hurricanes lead way
By: Staff Writer September 15, 2023 The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) published their joint…
Escobar’s Former Hitman Takes the Road to ‘Total Peace’ in Medellín, Colombia
By: Insight Crime September 15, 2023 Henry Holguín looked out from the empty second-floor balcony of a small restaurant in La Bayadera, a busy industrial neighborhood in the city of…
OAS Mission Expresses Deep Concern about Actions of the Public Prosecutor’s Office against the Integrity of Electoral Material in Guatemala
September 15, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the elections in Guatemala expresses its deep concern about the actions that the Public Prosecutor’s…