Only practical use of Venezuela’s seat at the OAS is as resting place for Antigua Ambassador’s briefcase

June 30, 2023 In a bold statement during the 53rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda, revealed an amusing…

CDB Pays Tribute to The Right Honourable Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford

June 30, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) joins the nation of Barbados in mourning the passing of Former Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford. In addition…

Annual Performance Review of the Portfolio of World Bank-Financed Projects  in Haiti

June 30, 2023 The Government of Haiti and the World Bank Representation in Haiti held the annual meeting on the performance of the portfolio of projects financed by the World…

Ex Grenada PM: Current government “green” and “inexperienced.”  

By: Staff Writer June 27, 2023 A former Prime Minister of Grenada said that the current Dickon Mitchell led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is “green” “inexperienced” and finding a…

Guatemala Presidential election heads for runoff!

By: Staff Writer June 26, 2023 Guatemala’s presidential election has been whittled down to two candidates from 20 as a former first lady aims to become the first female president…

PM GASTON BROWNE TALKS REGIONAL INTEGRATION INCLUDING POLITICAL UNION, AND REGIONAL TRANSPORT WOES

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…

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…

CARICOM Statement on the passing of Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, former Prime Minister of Barbados

June 27, 2023 The Caribbean Community is deeply saddened at the passing of Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, former Prime Minister of Barbados. Sir Lloyd’s life was defined by selfless service…

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…