By: Insight Crime April 4, 2023 Venezuelan security forces have killed one of the country’s most-wanted criminals, “El Conejo” (The Rabbit). Despite El Conejo’s renown, his killing is more likely…
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Acacio Medina Front – Ex-FARC Mafia
By: Insight Crime April 4, 2023 The Acacio Medina Front is a dissident group that emerged from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC),…
Wickham: Gay marriage in BVI is “proxy” for Independence election vote
By: Staff Writer March 31, 2023 A prominent Caribbean political strategist weighs in on the upcoming British Virgin Islands general election slated for April 24 and how social issues like…
Launch of the project Strengthening the climate resilience of the drinking water sector in the South of Haiti (RESEPSE)
March 31, 2023 The Ministry of the Environment of Haiti (MDE), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the National Directorate of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DINEPA) and Helvetas Haiti officially…
Venezuela Oil Minister Resigns Amid Political Fight With Criminal Ramifications
By: Insight Crime March 28, 2023 The resignation of Venezuela’s Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami, just days after the arrest of one of his most important allies, may be a…
Commonwealth workshop will boost confidence in elections across Caribbean and Americas
March 28, 2023 The Commonwealth Secretariat has organised a workshop in Trinidad and Tobago this week for Caribbean and Americas election administrators to examine issues impacting electoral integrity, transparency and…
IDB Invest Fosters Sustainable Growth in The Bahamas by Promoting Renewable Energy
March 28, 2023 This will be the first solar plant in The Bahamas financed by IDB Invest under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) framework The project is one of the…
CDB PRESIDENT: REGIONAL SECURITY TRUST FUND PROPOSED
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan March 24, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com CDB President and Speaker, Dr Gene Leon is calling for a more regional approach to its security without too much reliance on external…
Caribbean countries join $10bn US gun lawsuit with Mexico
By; Staff Writer March 24, 2023 Four Caribbean countries join forces with Mexico in a $10bn lawsuit against US gun manufacturers. Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, St Vincent and the…
Water withdrawals are up as population density increases in Caribbean says UN
By: Staff Writer March 24, 2023 A United Nations (UN) report said that in the Caribbean and Central American water withdrawals had increased with a rise in population growth and…
OAS Secretariat for Strengthening Democracy Expresses Concern about Process of Registering Candidacies in Guatemala
March 24, 2023 The Secretariat for Strengthening Democracy of the Organization of American States (OAS) expresses its concern about the development of the candidacy registration process that is being carried…
TT GETS NEW PRESIDENT
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan March 21, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Lucky Number seven, was how she herself, Her Excellency, Christine Kangaloo, described becoming the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’s newest head…