CHUCK E. CHEESE OPENS FIRST LOCATION IN SURINAME

September 30, 2022 Chuck E. Cheese, the world’s #1 family entertainment restaurant brand has opened its doors in Suriname, their first location in the market. The newly operational fun center…

IDB Approves $106 Million Loan to Revive Tourism in El Salvador

September 30, 2022 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $106 million loan to help El Salvador’s tourism industry rebound and grow. The operation is designed to make the sector…

IDB Invest and IFC Partner with HDF Energy and Rubis to Develop First Green Hydrogen Power Plant in Barbados

September 30, 2022 This project aims to provide electricity to 16,000 homes at a competitive tariff in Barbados, helping reduce emissions and add firm generation capacity through domestic and abundant…

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Guyana

September 30, 2022 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Guyana. Following the pandemic-induced recession in 2020, and protracted political transition, non-oil…

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Barbados for a Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) program, with an accompanying Extended Fund Facility (EFF)

September 30, 2022 Barbados is the first country to reach a staff-level agreement to access the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST), which aims to provide affordable, long-term financing to…

Country Report No. 2022/317 : Guyana: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guyana

September 30, 2022 Following the pandemic-induced recession in 2020, economic growth recovered in 2021, with non-oil GDP growth reaching 4.6 percent, despite being negatively impacted by floods. Inflation increased markedly…

CDB Strengthening Saint Lucia’s Private Sector with Support to MSMEs

September 30, 2022 An estimated USD3.7 million has been committed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to support Saint Lucia’s Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Under a new initiative,…

CARICOM carries out training in preparation for upgraded regional Labour Market Information System (LMIS)

September 30, 2022 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is hosting two training sessions on the Regional Labour Market Information System (LMIS) for CARICOM National Data Managers, on 27 – 28…

EDITORIAL: Regional representation at UN diverse!

September 27, 2022 From the choice pieces of United Nations General Assembly speeches we have to offer in this Tuesday’s edition of the magazine we see how our leaders geared…

AUDIO: Devotions led by Fr Peter Ferguson

September 27, 2022 Devotions led by Father Peter Ferguson of St David and St Augustine, Crooked Islands, Nassau, Bahamas. 

COMMENTARY: We can only condemn the Russian invasion of the Ukraine!

By: Jude Elie September 27, 2022 As a democrat and aspirant to the high office of President of my country, Haiti, I can only condemn the invasion of Ukraine by…

DOMINICA TELLS UN TO LIFT TRADE BLOCKS TO CUBA AND SANCTIONS AGAINST VENEZUELA.

By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 27, 2022 Charles Angelo Savarin, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica made a case for removing sanctions against Venezuela and lifting trade blockades to Cuba…