By: Gavin Voss, Insight Crime January 31, 2023 As American-made guns continue to be Caribbean gangs’ primary source of weapons, heads of government are demanding that the US do more…
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CARICOM Statement on Haiti Violence
January 31, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned that the contrasting incidents involving the Haitian national Police indicate the severity of the challenges that the police face as…
FAO: Food security has “worsened” in the LAC
By: Staff Writer January 27, 2023 The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), in their latest “Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2022,”said that hunger, food insecurity, child overweight and…
CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY STATEMENT ON HAITI
January 27, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes the efforts made by various groups of Haitian stakeholders to negotiate political accords since 2021 to contribute to resolving the protracted political…
The African market has the biggest opportunities for black people!
By: Staff Writer January 28, 2023 A British/Guyanese tea manufacturer sets his eyes on the African continent for the further growth of his tea empire, truly taking it global. Mark…
$12.8m vanished from Usain Bolt’s account in fraud
By: Staff Writer January 24, 2023 Lawyers for eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt say more than $12.8m is missing from his account with a Jamaican investment firm now under…
Preliminary Report of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission for the General Elections of January 18, 2023 in Antigua and Barbuda
January 24, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States present in Antigua and Barbuda, congratulates the citizens on the strong civic commitment demonstrated in the General…
Antigua Ruling Party wins third term- PM promises “bright future!”
By: Staff Writer January 20, 2023 Prime Minister Gaston Browne led his ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to a close victory in Wednesday’s general election, winning nine of…
The Inescapable Prison of Barrio 18 in Honduras
BY JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ D´AUBUISSON for InsightCrime January 20, 2023 Entering Barrio 18, the powerful Central American street gang, can seem like a violent rebirth. Members get a new family,…
Earthquakes happen all the time in the Caribbean!
By: Staff Writer January 17, 2023 Director of the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWISRC) Dr Euroscilla Joseph said that the Caribbean has had several earthquakes measuring…
TRINIDAD LAUNCHES GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL BOUNTY
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan January 17, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com A $5 bounty has been placed on the Giant African Snail in Trinidad and Tobago. With thousands of snail species wreaking havoc on…