By Kimberly Ramkhalawan July 25, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Trinidad and Tobago have achieved another milestone before the United Nations in under one year. This as the United Nations General Assembly has…
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Former Panamanian Prez sentenced to 10 years for money laundering!
By: Staff Writer July 25, 2023 Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering, a development that could impact next year’s general…
Kidnappings Surge in Colombia Amid ELN Peace Negotiations
July 25, 2023 Kidnappings are rising across Colombia, despite President Gustavo Petro’s administration gearing up for peace negotiations with the country’s last remaining guerrilla group. Across the country, kidnappings increased…
Ex-President Sentenced as Panama Makes Progress Against Impunity
July 25, 2023 Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli was sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering, putting him closer than ever to facing justice after years of avoiding…
OAS Electoral Observation Mission Rejects Raid on the Headquarters of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and the Semilla Party
July 25, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS), headed by former Foreign Minister of Paraguay Eladio Loizaga, strongly rejects the new raid carried…
US State Department sanctions scores of officials in Central America: Two former presidents lead list!
By: Staff Writer July 21, 2023 The US State Department sanctioned tens of officials in Central America in a wave that hit four countries. The State Department, in its Corrupt…
MEETING OF THE CARICOM EMINENT PERSONS GROUP WITH HAITIAN STAKEHOLDERS
July 21, 2023 The CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) visited Haiti on 12-15 July 2023, as agreed at the end of the meeting of Haitian stakeholders in Jamaica on 11-13…
Death of Iván Márquez Simplifies Colombia Peace Negotiations
By: Insight Crime July 18, 2023 Iván Márquez, former guerrilla commander, has reportedly died in Venezuela, with his death likely having far-reaching consequences for Colombia’s “Total Peace” negotiations. Multiple media…
UN Pushes Anti-Gang Intervention in Haiti Despite Past Failures
By: Insight Crime July 18, 2023 United Nations officials are once again having serious discussions about international intervention to quell extreme gang-related insecurity in Haiti, but major countries have expressed…
Fifty OECS Educators Trained in Assistive Technologies for Special Education Needs
July 18, 2023 More assistance is coming for students of the OECS with special education needs. On June 29th, 2023, the OECS Commission hosted a graduation ceremony for some 50…
CARICOM AGs TACKLE DEPLOYMENT OF AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS
By: Staff Writer July 14, 2023 The issue of handling certain weapons in the region became the focus of regional attorney generals during a CARIOM Regional Workshop on Achieving the…
Rise of the Criminal Hybrid State in Venezuela
July 14, 2023 Is Venezuela now a hybrid state, where the line between governance and criminality has blurred, or even disappeared altogether? The start of this evolution can be traced…