CEO of Arawak Media on Antigua Barbuda Today!
May 20, 2022 Youri Kemp, CEO of Arawak Media and editor of the Caribbean Magazine Plus, stopped by the ABS Television for the ANTIGUA BARBUDA TODAY show on Wednesday, May…
CARICOM AGRI EXPO LAUNCHED: Aims at reducing region’s food import bill
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com May 20, 2022 Regional heads met in Guyana to launch the inaugural Agriculture and Investment Forum, keeping true to promises made earlier this year to host…
REGIONAL MET SERVICES DECLARE OFFICIAL 2022 RAINY SEASON START
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com May 20, 2022 Another early start to the rainy season might just mean a bumper hurricane season for Caribbean islands. This week saw two of the…
Dukharan: Find a mechanism for a Sovereign Wealth Fund!
By: Staff Writer May 20, 2022 A regional economist is urging governments in the region to build a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) when they have their first best chance coming…
Taking data protection seriously in the Caribbean- clearing up the misconceptions!
By: Staff Writer May 20, 2022 Data protection legislation is relatively weak in the Caribbean because it is missing key ingredients that protect users on both sides of the user…
Caribbean schools were closed the longest during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By: Staff Writer May 20, 2022 The World Bank estimates that the average Caribbean student will lose up to 12 percent of their projected lifetime earnings due to the COVID-19…
Inter-American Development Bank and LinkedIn join forces for jobs recovery in the region
May 20, 2022 The Inter-American Development Bank and LinkedIn are partnering to measure key labor indicators as a means to guide pandemic recovery efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
CARICOM youth programme launches regional mental-health survey
May 20, 2022 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has launched a Regional Mental Health Survey to assess the psychological well-being of young people ages 10 to 29 years. The survey will…
CDB President Calls for Partnerships and Multi-Instrument Financing for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean and Latin America
May 20, 2022 President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Hyginus “Gene” Leon has restated the need for a multi-facetted suite of financing instruments to drive sustainable development in…
Developments in the prices of natural resources for export in Latin America and the Caribbean
May 20, 2022 In 2021, the prices of the main export commodities of Latin America and the Caribbean increased, mainly due to the recovery in global demand —particularly from China—…
Dominican Republic to Support Digitalization of Artworks from the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA)
May 20, 2022 The Dominican Republic will donate digital photography equipment to the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) of the Organization of American States (OAS) to digitalize works of…
PopPay Platform Expands To Bahamas Government-Backed Digital Currency
May 20, 2022 PopID and SunCash announced today that for the first time in history, consumers can now use the PopPay face verification platform to purchase goods and services with…