April 21, 2023 Climate Change poses an existential threat to the Caribbean and is increasingly impacting the lives of people of the region, in every sphere. With the most recent…
Category: NEWS AND POLITICS
IS CRIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH OR LEGISLATIVE ISSUE?
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan April 18, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com With violent crime being described as an epidemic by Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, and him declaring it as a…
UWI says Jamaica earthquake from Haiti fault line!
By: Staff Writer April 18, 2023 The University of the West Undies Seismic Research Centre said that the Jamaica earthquake this past Saturday is as a result of the same…
Inside the Evaporating Black Market for Gasoline in Zulia, Venezuela
By: Insight Crime April 18, 2023 The black market for gasoline is quickly disappearing in Venezuela’s oil-rich state of Zulia as changing government policies and supply increases chip away at…
CDB Provides Further Support for Saint Lucia’s COVID Recovery Efforts
April 18, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has launched the Saint Lucia segment of its Safety Nets for Vulnerable Populations Affected by Coronavirus Project, providing a USD5.217 million (mn)…
COP28 President-Designate Calls on G7 Countries to Deliver on a Practical and Inclusive Energy Transition, backed by a New Deal on Climate Finance
April 18, 2023 COP28 President-Designate, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, attending a Joint meeting of G7 Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment called on G7 nations to lead by example…
Trinidad and Tobago’s Samantha Marchan Awarded CDB’s First Procurement Scholarship
April 18, 2023 Trinidad and Tobago national, Samantha Marchan is the recipient of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)’s first scholarship to complete the International Master in Public Procurement Management (IMPPM)…
Effective strategies to address violent crime as a public health issue require data, research and financing – CARICOM Secretary-General
April 18, 2023 As CARICOM Heads of Government begin a regional symposium to address crime and violence as a public health issue in Port-of-Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on…
Look beyond the casualties of War for women!
By: Staff Writer April 14, 2023 A Dominican born international human rights journalist leads fight at the United Nations for women struggling in the Ukraine due to the war. Rebecca…
‘Crick Crack’ — The Season of Anansi Folklore Festival Launched in Trinidad and Tobago
By: Marcia Braveboy April 14, 2023 A Caribbean author and two corporate sponsors have come together to rejuvenate the famous Caribbean ‘crick crack’ stories of Anansi, on the twin island…
A’Legends Boss Jenelle Alexia Hits #10 on Apple Books Kids Chart with 2nd Book,
Written by Lesley HaylesMarch 22, 2023 Philadelphia-based entrepreneur Jenelle Alexia is ecstatic after receiving word that her second book, a children’s book titled Keira Discovers Her Talent, made it to number 10 on the…