The European Union to Support Enhancement of Agri-Food Systems in the Caribbean through new € 19 Million Programme
November 24, 2023 The European Union (EU) is providing €19 million to enhance the resilience and sustainability of food systems in the Caribbean, promoting food and nutrition security, particularly for…
STATEMENT: Eminent Persons Group Following Third Facilitation Visit to Haiti
November 24, 2023 Haiti continues to hurt. The cycle of depredations and violence of the armed gangs continues, expanding to new areas and adding to the already high number of…
Nicaragua: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
November 24, 2023 A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ms. Alina Carare, visited Managua during November 6-17 for the 2023 Article IV Consultation. The team met…
CARICOM STATEMENT OF CONDOLENCE TO SURINAME
November 24, 2023 CARICOM Heads of Government note with deep sadness the death of at least 14 gold miners in a tunnel collapse in our Member State, Suriname, on Monday…
Happy Independence Anniversary Suriname – CARICOM
November 24, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Republic of Suriname on its Forty-Eighth Anniversary of Independence. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett sent the following congratulatory message to…
EDITORIAL: Has the gun problem in the Caribbean gone too far?
November 21, 2023 I often wonder if we have allowed the trafficking of illegal firearms to go on for too long, where those responsible for trafficking guns to the Caribbean…
AUDIO: Devotions led by Archdeacon Keith Cartwright
November 21, 2023 Devotions led by Archdeacon Keith N. Cartwright of Turks and Caicos Islands and Southern Bahamas Archdeaconry and Parish Priest of St Agnes Church Grants Town, The Bahamas.
COMMENTARY: Conclusion of a Special Meeting of the Permanent Council on Haiti
By: Sir Ronald Sanders November 21, 2023 As we conclude today’s meeting, it is crucial that we reflect deeply on the continuing plight of the Haitian people. Their suffering, tragically…
US firearm seizures in the Caribbean are insignificant compared to what was exported
By: Staff Writer November 21, 2023 The US State Department in a recent report said that only 5 percent of the 211,061 export bound firearms to the Caribbean have been…
The LAC will thrive in the clean energy age
By: Staff Writer November 21, 2023 The International Energy Agency said in its first every energy assessment for the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region that it is poised to…
Linstant Properties graded ‘Excellent’
November 21, 2023 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has assigned the grading of SME 1 (Excellent) to Linstant Properties Limited (Linstant). The grading indicates that Linstant displays…
Is the ‘Pran’ System in Venezuela’s Prisons Finished?
By: Insight Crime November 21, 2023 The system that delegated power in Venezuela’s prisons to pranes, or criminal leaders, seems to be ending after a series of military takeovers of jails…