By: Staff Writer May 2, 2023 The Caribbean Magazine Plus Short Story Contest, 2022 finalists open up to Dr Nicola Hunte on how they developed their prize winning stories. Dr…
Category: NEWS AND POLITICS
Drought threatens Panama Canal!
By: Staff Writer May 2, 2023 The Panama Canal is at risk of drying up due to the severe drought hitting Panama. The drought has forced authorities in Panama to…
Across the Americas, Governments Aim to Rein in Flow of Guns
By: HENRY SHULDINER AND ANASTASIA AUSTIN- Insight Crime May 2, 2023 Latin American leaders are renewing their commitment to confront arms trafficking, but it remains unclear how much of a…
Cocaine and Marijuana Fuel Ever-Higher Homicides in Costa Rica
By: Henry Shuldiner- Insight Crime May 2, 2023 Drugs gangs battling over control of Costa Rica’s cocaine trafficking infrastructure and the domestic marijuana market are fueling an increase in violence…
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,…