COMMENTARY: ‘Song for my Father: A West Indian Journey’ tells a different narrative of the Black father

By: S. Brian Samuel June 27, 2023 What if I told you that I had the worst father imaginable; that he abandoned his wife and three young sons, leaving them…

Ex Grenada PM: Current government “green” and “inexperienced.”  

By: Staff Writer June 27, 2023 A former Prime Minister of Grenada said that the current Dickon Mitchell led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is “green” “inexperienced” and finding a…

Guatemala Presidential election heads for runoff!

By: Staff Writer June 26, 2023 Guatemala’s presidential election has been whittled down to two candidates from 20 as a former first lady aims to become the first female president…

PM GASTON BROWNE TALKS REGIONAL INTEGRATION INCLUDING POLITICAL UNION, AND REGIONAL TRANSPORT WOES

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan June 27, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com With just under one week to go before the Caribbean Region converges in Trinidad for CARICOM’s 50th celebration, Antigua and Barbuda held its…

Process innovations will lead pathway beyond low-growth Caribbean!

By: Staff Writer June 27, 2023 The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) in its Caribbean Economics Quarterly Bulletin said that the Caribbean may be doomed to a pre-pandemic low-growth model if…

Antigua and Barbuda leads “historic” declaration by CARICOM and Central American countries

June 27, 2023 An historic “first” was recorded at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) when 20 countries, drawn from Central America and the Caribbean, issued…

Recruitment firm hopes to see more job openings in green and digital economies

June 27, 2023 The CEO of a regional recruiting firm is hoping to see more jobs in the green and digital economies after the World Bank released a report highlighting…

CEO calls for more support for informal workers to take advantage of digital economy

June 27, 2023 With the digital economy being identified as an industry that could help to address a growing problem of high instances of job informality, Caribbean Employment Services Inc.…

The Government of Barbados Forms a Coalition of Multilateral Banks to Develop Resilient Infrastructure and to Drive New Social and Nature Capital Investments, Building on Its Resilience and Sustainability Facility at the IMF

June 27, 2023 The Government of Barbados announced at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris an integrated package of innovative initiatives to accelerate its transition to…

Haiti: Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program-Press Release; and Staff Report

June 27, 2023 Haiti faces a challenging macroeconomic outlook amid a humanitarian crisis. The country has been hit hard by economic spillovers from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with food price…

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Antigua and Barbuda

June 27, 2023 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Emine Boz, visited Antigua and Barbuda during June 19–23, 2023 and met government officials and other counterparts to…

IMF Executive Board Concludes the Fourth Review of Costa Rica’s Extended Fund Facility and the First Review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility

June 27, 2023 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the fourth review of Costa Rica’s economic reform program supported by the IMF’s extended arrangement under…