US State Department sanctions scores of officials in Central America: Two former presidents lead list!

By: Staff Writer July 21, 2023 The US State Department sanctioned tens of officials in Central America in a wave that hit four countries.  The State Department, in its Corrupt…

EU PLEDGES 45B EUROS FOR CELAC, GONSALVES CALLS FOR CHANGE IN HOW THEY VIEW REGION

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan June 21, 2023 Latin American and Caribbean Leaders were in Brussels for the EU-CELAC Summit earlier this week, the first one in eight years. And while the…

T&T TIC “SOLD OUT!” $75M yield

By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan July 21, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com This year’s Trade and Investment Convention (TIC) is boasting to be the largest convention in its 24-year history, as it is set to…

Caribbean wedding expert releases new wedding planning book on Amazon ‘It’s Knot Difficult’

July 21, 2023 Trinidad & Tobago-based wedding expert and Editor-in-Chief of TrinidadWeddings.com Simone Sant-Ghuran, has released her wedding planning guide book for engaged couples, on Amazon entitled ‘It’s Knot Difficult:…

CEO: Employers must start thinking about how they’re going to take advantage of CSME

July 21, 2023 Following the 45th CARICOM Heads of Government meeting held in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in July, a tentative date of March 31, 2024, has been set for…

Digital talent acquisition presents a better way to make diaspora aware of job opportunities back home

July 21, 2023 As some governments in the Caribbean are calling for their respective diasporas to take advantage of investment and job opportunities in their home countries, the CEO of…

MEETING OF THE CARICOM EMINENT PERSONS GROUP WITH HAITIAN STAKEHOLDERS

July 21, 2023 The CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) visited Haiti on 12-15 July 2023, as agreed at the end of the meeting of Haitian stakeholders in Jamaica on 11-13…

Joint Press Release – SELA, ACS, SICA, CAN, ALADI, and CARICOM

July 21, 2023 The Secretariats of regional and integration organizations: Latin American Economic System – SELA, Association of Caribbean States – ACS, Central American Integration System – SICA, Andean Community…

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Grenada

July 21, 2023 On July 17, 2023, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2023 Article IV consultation [1] with Grenada and considered and endorsed the…

Grenada: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report

July 21, 2023 Grenada is simultaneously navigating the recovery from the pandemic and a rise in energy and food prices. Growth is estimated to have reached 6.4 percent in 2022,…

CDB to Invest USD 1.8 Million in the Region’s Creative Sector

July 21, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has committed USD1.8 million to support the development of the region’s creative industries. This Bank’s Board recently approved the injection into the…

Call for an Entrepreneurship incubator: Export development and market opportunities in the handcraft sector

July 21, 2023 This call for applications is launched in the framework of Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, a four-year Programme implemented…