AUDIO: Devotions led by Fr Kristophor Higgs

April 18, 2023 Devotions led by Fr. Kristophor Higgs, Assistant Curate for St. Barnabas Anglican Church, The Bahamas.

COMMENTARY: CARICOM at the Crossroads: Rising to the Challenge of a New Era

By: Dr Carla Barnett April 18, 2023 This year marks significant anniversaries for both the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and The University of the West Indies (UWI). As we celebrate the…

COMMENTARY: Commonwealth Finance Ministers Working Group: SECRETARY-GENERAL’S OPENING REMARKS

By: Baroness Patricia Scotland April 18, 2023 It is my pleasure to welcome you to the first meeting of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Working Group.  This vital group emerged from…

IS CRIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH OR LEGISLATIVE ISSUE?

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan April 18, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com With violent crime being described as an epidemic by Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, and him declaring it as a…

UWI says Jamaica earthquake from Haiti fault line!

By: Staff Writer April 18, 2023 The University of the West Undies Seismic Research Centre said that the Jamaica earthquake this past Saturday is as a result of the same…

Inside the Evaporating Black Market for Gasoline in Zulia, Venezuela

By: Insight Crime April 18, 2023 The black market for gasoline is quickly disappearing in Venezuela’s oil-rich state of Zulia as changing government policies and supply increases chip away at…

Motto, Martell Holt & Mayor Beverly Burks will Grand Marshal Atlanta Caribbean Carnival 2023

April 18, 2023 The Atlanta Caribbean Carnival produced by the Atlanta Caribbean Carnival Bandleaders Association (ACCBA) takes place May 26th – 29th . The famous Memorial Weekend festival recently received…

CDB Provides Further Support for Saint Lucia’s COVID Recovery Efforts

April 18, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has launched the Saint Lucia segment of its Safety Nets for Vulnerable Populations Affected by Coronavirus Project, providing a USD5.217 million (mn)…

Commonwealth finance ministers call for systemic reform of global financial architecture

April 18, 2023 Finance ministers from various Commonwealth countries have called for a systemic reform of the global financial architecture to enhance access to development financing for vulnerable countries. Their…

COP28 President-Designate Calls on G7 Countries to Deliver on a Practical and Inclusive Energy Transition, backed by a New Deal on Climate Finance

April 18, 2023 COP28 President-Designate, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, attending a Joint meeting of G7 Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment called on G7 nations to lead by example…

Trinidad and Tobago’s Samantha Marchan Awarded CDB’s First Procurement Scholarship

April 18, 2023 Trinidad and Tobago national, Samantha Marchan is the recipient of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)’s first scholarship to complete the International Master in Public Procurement Management (IMPPM)…

Regional Symposium addressing Crime and Violence as a Public Health Issue began Monday

April 18, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will hold a Regional Symposium addressing Crime and Violence as a Public Health…