By Kimberly Ramkhalawan June 9, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com A sum of $107.8tr dollars is the figure owed to the world in reparations for the Trans-Atlantic Chattel Slave Trade. The grand figure…
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Honduras to negotiate FTA with China mere hours after plans for new Embassy unveiled.
By: Staff Writer June 9, 2023 Honduras, in the space of a week, cut ties with Taiwan, unveiled plans for a new Chinese Embassy and a new Free Trade Agreement…
US Vice President Harris announced new embassies, $100m in spending during Caribbean trip
June 9, 2023 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced more than $100 million in new assistance for the Caribbean when she visited the Bahamas on Thursday, including the establishment of…
Jamaican Born, Jazz Great Dr Monty Alexander To Mark Caribbean American Heritage Month in D.C.
June 9, 2023 One of the Caribbean’s premier artiste, Jamaican-born, Grammy-nominated international musician, Dr. Monty Alexander, CD, will mark National Caribbean American Heritage Month in Washington, D.C., this weekend with his…
CARICOM Statement on Haiti’s recent natural disasters
June 9, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has noted with deep concern reports of death, injuries and displacement in our sister Member State, Haiti, as a result of heavy rains…
Antigua and Barbuda Foreign Minister welcomes inclusion of Antigua and Barbuda nationals on Canada’s non-visa program
June 9, 2023 Antigua and Barbuda’s Foreign Minister, E Paul Chet Greene, has welcomed the news that many hundreds of Antigua and Barbuda nationals can more easily travel to Canada,…
Moise assassination conspirator found guilty in plot!
By: Staff Writer June 6, 2023 A chief conspirator in former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination was found guilty in a Florida court and sentenced to life in prison. Rodolphe…
El Salvador’s gang crackdown- too much?
By: Staff Writer June 6, 2023 President Nayib Bukele has brutally crushed most of the criminals gangs in El Salvador, with many of its citizens in favour of the harsh…
La Pista: Venezuelans Find Refuge in Colombian Desert
June 6, 2023 Maria leans on a wooden plank outside her shelter — a collection of corrugated metal, errant bricks, and plastic tarps salvaged from the ruins of an international…
Mahdia teen arson suspect was sexting adult male amid demonic attack!
By: Staff Writer June 2, 2023 The deadly Mahdia Secondary School fire that killed 20 students, 19 females and one male, was started when a cellular phone was taken from…
Explorer creates “Master Map” for sunken treasure in The Bahamas.
By: Staff Writer June 2, 2023 The Bahamas is a vast ships’ trap, a legend fueled by the islands’ location in the heart of the ‘Bermuda Triangle’. Mysterious currents and…
Worl’ Boss is on death’s door!
By: Staff Writer June 2, 2023 Jailed Dancehall artist, Vybz Kartel AKA “Worl Boss” is battling Graves’ disease behind bars while trying to secure his freedom from the Tower Street…