By Kimberly Ramkhalawan January 6, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com The latest news to be coming out from the United States, shows that the COVID-19 sub-variant XBB.1.5, is affecting its population. And while…
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CARICOM SG congratulates Haiti on its Two Hundred and Nineteenth Anniversary of Independence
January 6, 2022 Congratulatory Message from CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett to the Prime Minister of Haiti, Dr. Ariel Henry: “On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I wish to…
2022, THE YEAR THE REGION TRIES TO CATCH UP!
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan December 16, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Twelve months have gone, well atleast 11 and a half by the time I am complete writing this, one week to go to…
Drug Trafficking is still the top crime in the Caribbean.
By: Staff Writer December 16, 2022 Trafficking in illicit drugs is still the top generator of criminal proceeds in the Caribbean says a Washington DC think tank and goes hand…
FTX CEO arrested in Bahamas, faces US extradition and charges by SEC.
By: Staff Writer December 13, 2022 Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), former Chief Executive Officer of the collapsed crypto-exchange, FTX, has been arrested by Bahamian authorities and now faces extradition and additional…
You can’t fight corruption on an empty stomach!
By: Staff Writer December 13, 2022 A noted academic said that where there are no jobs and people have to make due in order to survive, corruption will always be…
MORE TO BE DONE FOR REGION HEALTH CARE INDEPENDENCE
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan December 13, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Coming out of the COVID 19 pandemic, the inequalities in access to health care was apparent and wide to the Caribbean and Latin…
DOMINICA: DLP re-elected unopposed, Skerrit promises “national reset!”
By: Staff Writer December 9, 2022 The Dominica elections are over and Roosevelt Skerrit’s Dominica Labour Party (DLP) has won 90 percent of the seats in the Dominica parliament albeit…
St Lucia joins Commission of Small Island States in legal effort for climate justice
December 9, 2022 St Lucia has become the most recent nation to join the Commission of Small Island Sates on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS) whose purpose is seek…
CARICOM CUBA SUMMIT DECLARED FRUITFUL
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan December 6, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Some 28 points were ratified as part of the Bridgetown Declaration as the Eighth CARICOM-Cuba Summit, concluded in Barbados, on Tuesday. Leading remarks, current…
Joseph: Why Skerrit spending spree despite no Opposition in upcoming elections?
By: Staff Writer December 6, 2022 DOMINICA: The leader of the Opposition United Workers Party (UWP) warned against the excessive spending being done by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit for the…