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…
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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…
CARICOM Statement on the violent attack on building housing Jamaica’s Consulate in Haiti
June 20, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes with deep concern the report that the Sun Auto Car Dealership in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, owned and operated by the Honorary Consul for…
Renown Guatemalan Journalist jailed- Public outcry against Giammattei government!
By: Staff Writer June 16, 2023 The founder of El Periódico newspaper in Guatemala, a paper that routinely reported on the alleged corruption involving President Alejandro Giammattei and his allies,…
COMMONWEALTH SG BRINGS MULTI-AGENCY RISK ASSESSMENT COMMITTEES, MARAC TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan June 16, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Baroness Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary General is in Trinidad and Tobago to assist in setting up the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Committees (MARAC), a…
Bonaire Human Rights honored with award by CSA – Transforming our Caribbean.
June 16, 2023 A Bonaire delegation participated in the Caribbean Studies Association 2023 Conference from 5th – 9th June in St Croix, Virgin Islands United States. This was an historical…
Statement from the Meeting of the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group with Haitian Stakeholders in Kingston, Jamaica
June 16, 2023 A wide cross-section of Haitian stakeholders, a microcosm of Haitian society, met in Kingston, Jamaica, at the invitation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on 11-13 June 2023. …
CARICOM Heads congratulate Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago on high-level UN Elections
June 16, 2023 Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extend heartfelt congratulations to the Government and people of Guyana on its election, by an overwhelming majority, to a…
Are Caribbean leaders serious about Haiti?
By: Staff Writer June 13, 2023 The Haiti Stakeholders’ Meeting held in Jamaica brought leaders from around the Caribbean to discuss “solutions” for Haiti, delivering on this is the key…