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…
Regional approach to gender-based violence forthcoming
May 20, 2022 The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat are collaborating to bring together a consortium of experts to provide guidance on a common…
Statement from Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Candidates for Commonwealth Secretary-General
May 20, 2022 Statement from Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Hon John BRICEÑO, Prime Minister of Belize on Caribbean Community’s Candidates for Commonwealth Secretary-General An election for the post…
EDITORIAL: Are you afraid to go to America?
May 17, 2022 Here we have again another mass shooting. This time it was racially motivated by some young, white male who decided to take his automatic rifle and gun…
AUDIO: Devotions led by Fr Enrique McCartney
May 17, 2022 Devotions led by Fr Enrique McCartney, The Chaplain at St John’s College and Associate at St Christopher Lyford Cay, The Bahamas.
CARILEC is ready to respond to 2022’s hurricane season- CDAP is fully funded!
By: Staff Writer May 17, 2022 The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) Disaster Assistance Programme (CDAP) is fully funded going into the 2022 hurricane season as the agency stands ready…