CDB Forecasts Caribbean Economic Growth of 5.7% in 2023
January 20, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Vice President (Operations), Mr Isaac Solomon says regional growth of 5.7 % is forecast for 2023. This is based on the continued…
Elevated Levels of Financing Needed for Caribbean Countries Up to 2030
January 20, 2023 The Caribbean’s Gross Financial Needs (GFN), which increased to almost USD 10 billion (bn) in 2020 largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are likely to remain elevated…
CARICOM ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA GENERAL ELECTIONS
January 20, 2023 The seven (7) member CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) which was mounted by the Caribbean Community, at the invitation of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, observed…
CheapCaribbean Inspires Travelers to Look to The Cosmos for Their 2023 Vacation Planning
January 20, 2023 CheapCaribbean, the online booking engine known for its Caribbean travel packages, has officially launched Cosmic Caribbean, a new astrological-inspired campaign meant to take the guesswork out of where to…
Become A Kittitian RumMaster in St. Kitts
January 20, 2023 The St. Kitts Tourism Authority is launching a distinctive, first-of-its-kind island experience: a new Kittitian RumMaster program. Travellers looking for an exciting and immersive activity while visiting…
EDITORIAL: CMP’s Short Story Contest deadline to be extended!
January 17, 2023 The deadline for the CMP Short Story Contest was this past Monday. But our editorial board has decided to extend the deadline to February 14. Reason being…
AUDIO: Devotions led by Ordinand Asteir Dean
January 17, 2023 Devotions led by Ordinand Asteir Dean of the Church of the Ascension in Lucaya, Grand Bahama.
COMMENTARY: VAT and the Digital Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
By: Alfredo Collosa January 17, 2023 Alfredo Collosa reviews the current status of value-added taxes and the digital economy in Latin America and the Caribbean, and looks at potential compliance…
COMMENTARY: Biography of Grenada’s musical bands PT 1
By: Helen Grenade January 17, 2023 BIOGRAPHY OF GRENADA’S MUSICAL BANDS, MUSICIANS, SINGERS, ARRANGERS, PROMINENT MUSICAL ARTISTS AND CABARET PERSONALITY AND OTHER BORN PERFORMERS. Grenada is an Island country in…
Earthquakes happen all the time in the Caribbean!
By: Staff Writer January 17, 2023 Director of the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWISRC) Dr Euroscilla Joseph said that the Caribbean has had several earthquakes measuring…
TRINIDAD LAUNCHES GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL BOUNTY
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan January 17, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com A $5 bounty has been placed on the Giant African Snail in Trinidad and Tobago. With thousands of snail species wreaking havoc on…
US Coast Guard crews repatriate over 900 Caribbean migrants since January
January 17, 2023 The United States Coast Guard says crews patrolling the Florida Straits, and Windward and Mona Passes in the Caribbean Sea prevented hundreds of illegal Caribbean migrants from reaching the…