In Lara, Venezuela, Criminal ‘Colectivos’ Control Public Services

By: VENEZUELA INVESTIGATIVE UNIT- Insight Crime May 2, 2023 “They keep an eye on the transportation and the water. When something is damaged, they work with officials and fix it.…

Hospitality businesses encouraged to recruit online to fill job vacancies

May 2, 2023 With tourism on a rapid rebound in the region, and several hotel partnerships on the table for Guyana in the near future, hospitality, food & beverage and…

Death rate in CARICOM three times global average- US gun deaths lead the way!

By: Staff Writer April 28, 2023 A new joint report with CARICOM IMPACS – The Caribbean Firearms Study said that the rate of violent deaths in CARICOM member states is…

More regional surveillance and data sharing needed on communicable diseases!

By: Staff Writer April 28, 2023 The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) had its 67th Annual Health Research Conference in Nassau, Bahamas at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort where tourism…

UN Report say region off track on SDG’s due to COVID-19: Water and Sanitation primary goal behind!

By: Staff Writer April 28, 2023 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in their “Halfway to 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean,” report that…

New World Citizenship Report 2023 shows HNWIs and mass affluent in search of freedom: CS Global Partners

April 28, 2023 The second edition of the annual World Citizenship Report, reveals how high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) and the mass affluent are in search of greater freedoms – whether that means…

The regional average for cronyism is high: The Bahamas and Suriname rank the highest!

By: Staff Writer April 25, 2023 The World Justice Project newly released “Corruption in the Caribbean Report,” shows majority believe public officials in the region are corrupt, with cronyism, or,…

HARRY BELAFONTE: THE MAN WHO TOOK CALYPSO TO HOLLYWOOD

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com April 25, 2023 If ever you mention the musical genre ‘calypso’ around the world, the first name that usually is mentioned by non-Caribbean folks that comes…

EID MUBARAK to the CARIBBEAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com April 25, 2023 This weekend the Muslim community in the Caribbean observed Eid-ul-Fitr, following the month of fasting, called Ramadan. This is known as the ninth month of…

BVI: With Lorna Smith, VIP forms a government

April 25, 2023 Following the revelation Monday night that the incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP) did not gain enough wins for a clear majority, electeds entered closed-door discussions on forming…

Mob kills 13 suspected Haiti gangsters with gas-soaked tires

April 25, 2023 A mob in the Haitian capital beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death with gasoline-soaked tires Monday after pulling the men from police custody at…

GSI SKN Inc and US-based NABCEP launch Caribbean hub for solar energy training

April 25, 2023 On 27th March this year Dr. Wayne E. Archibald, Executive Director, Green Solutions International SKN Incorporated (GSI), signed an exclusive international partnership agreement with Shawn O’Brien, President…