By: Staff Writer March 3, 2023 The US State Department in a recently released fact sheet said that thousands of rounds of ammunition was seized in the Caribbean through various…
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World Bank: Caribbean children lost nearly 2 years of learning in COVID years.
By: Staff Writer March 2, 2023 A new World Bank report, “Collapse and Recovery: How COVID-19 Eroded Human Capital and What to Do about It,” details how children in Latin America and the…
Peace Leaders in Putumayo, Colombia Bet Their Lives on Coca Crop Substitution
By: Alicia Florez, Insight Crime March 2023 Community leaders in Colombia’s Putumayo department have historically supported coca substitution programs as part of peace processes aimed at resolving the country’s long-running…
Descendants of slave owners pay up to Grenada!
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan February 28, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Grenada saw its first reparations payment and apology on Monday from a BBC Journalist based in New York, Laura Trevelyan, who traced her…
Was Haiti’s President Moïse Killed for Valuable State Contracts?
By: Insight Crime February 28, 2023 US prosecutors leveled new charges against alleged assassins of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, raising questions about whether the murderers were seeking to replicate previous…
Suriname: Santokhi has forgotten about the people that elected him
By: Staff Writer February 24, 2023 A vocal Surinamese activist is a warrior against the injustice of the Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi government as he vows to continue on his criticism…
Central America in all time low on Corruption index!
By: Staff Writer February 24, 2023 Central American countries are at an all-time low on the Corruption index as violence fuelled by drug trafficking choke them out day by day.…
Surinamese Press Association condemn recent attacks on journalists
February 24, 2023 The Association of Surinamese Journalists (ASJ) has strongly condemned the looting, vandalism and attacks on journalists during and after the protests against the Surinamese government on Friday…
T&T SEES MOTHER OF ALL CARNIVALS
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com February 21, 2023 Its Carnival weekend in Trinidad and Tobago, and the air is buzzed with activity across the island, marking a return to the mas,…
CARICOM leaders double down on reparations!
By: Staff Writer February 28, 2023 During the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Nassau, Bahamas last week, Caribbean leaders doubled down on their call for reparations for the region…
Venezuela’s Organized Crime Top 10 for 2023
By: Insight Crime February 21, 2023 Venezuela’s organized crime groups and networks have evolved rapidly over the last decade, exploiting social and political crises that have wracked the country while…
Canada announces multi-million-dollar humanitarian support to Haiti, regional security
February 21, 2023 Canada’s Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau has announced a $10 million dollar support to the International Office on Migration (OIM) to strengthen the protection and resilience…