World Bank: Central American schools closed longer than Caribbean schools!
By: Staff Writer August 23, 2022 The World Bank said that school closures during the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic were longer in the Central American countries compared to…
U.S. reports spike in weapons smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean
By: Brian Ellsworth; additional reporting by Harold Isaac in Port-au-Prince, Editing by Alex Richardson and Richard Pullin (Reuters) August 23, 2022 U.S. authorities have seen a spike in weapons smuggling…
Burna Boy and Omah Lay announced as artistes for Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival
August 23, 2022 Dominica’s Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives, Hon. Denise Charles, announced two new artistes to perform at Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival carded for October…
Caribbean Fashion Designers to Showcase at Autumn Fair Moda, UK
August 23, 2022 Caribbean fashion is always in season and right on time. Ten designers from across the region will be heading to showcase and promote their brands at one…
CBI Index 2022 offers a glimpse into the future of the citizenship by investment industry: CS Global Partners
August 23, 2022 The world’s most definitive guide on citizenship by investment, the CBI Index, was published today by PWM Magazine, a publication from the Financial Times in collaboration with CS Global Partners and…
Clean energy in the Caribbean: a triple win
August 23, 2022 Even in the best of times, Caribbean consumers face some of the highest energy prices globally due to heavy reliance on expensive and volatile fossil fuel imports.…
ELN and Urabeños War Again in Northern Colombia
August 23, 2022 Armed confrontations between two of Colombia’s most prominent criminal groups have broken a three-year period of relative calm in the northern department of Bolívar, despite both groups…
Antigua and Barbuda law enforcement operation on the ALFA NERO
August 23, 2022 The Minster of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable E.P. “Chet Greene” has issued the following statement. An operation was conducted today at Falmouth Harbour led by officers of…
Panama: Second Review Under the Arrangement Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Panama
August 23, 2022 Despite continuing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and new risks emanating from global uncertainties, a combination of sound policy measures and a resolute vaccination program have supported…
World Bank Group mobilizes over $20.7BN to help Latin America and the Caribbean Region respond to overlapping challenges
August 23, 2022 As Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) continues to deal with the negative impact of the pandemic, the World Bank Group (WBG) deployed $20.7 billion to support…
Dominica tops the CBI Index for sixth consecutive time, scores full marks in six out of nine pillars
August 23, 2022 The Commonwealth of Dominica came out tops in the annual CBI Index, a rating system designed to measure the performance and appeal of global citizenship by investment…
EDITORIAL: We head into COP27 with cap in hand!
August 19, 2022 In there was one thing that was determined at the regional climate conference held in The Bahamas this past week is that we need to head to…