Ground Broken to Mark Construction Phase of USD59.9M UK/CDB Road Upgrade Project in Belize
May 13, 2022 Representatives of the Government of Belize, the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) broke ground to officially mark the construction phase…
Carnival Cruise Line Breaks Ground on New Cruise Port Destination on Grand Bahama Island
May 13, 2022 With a strong showing of validation of the cruise industry’s return and optimism, and reflecting a long-standing partnership betweenCarnival Cruise Line and The Bahamas, Carnival, in cooperation…
CARICOM Secretariat Develops Online Platform for Sustainable Statistical Capacity-Building
May 13, 2022 The Regional Statistics Programme of the CARICOM Secretariat has established an electronic platform for training, research and knowledge acquisition that is aimed at improving statistical capacity in…
Colombia: Financial Sector Assessment Program–Detailed Assessment of Observance of the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision
May 13, 2022 There have been significant improvements to the legal framework and the supervisory process since the last Basel Core Principles (BCP) review; some additional recommended enhancements are highlighted…
Central America and Caribbean Key Message Update: Atypically high prices contribute to early onset of the annual lean season, April 2022
May 13, 2022 In Central America, poor households are experiencing an early start of the annual lean season due to agricultural losses in 2021 and atypically high prices as they…
EDITORIAL: Sandals Resorts back to terrible!
May 10, 2022 Just when we thought the passing of the legendary Gordon “Butch” Stewart would the controversies surrounding the Sandals Resorts Hotels end. But, it’s a new thing, new…
AUDIO: Devotions by Fr Neil Nairn
May 10, 2022 Devotions led by Rev’d Fr Neil Nairn Rector of the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit. Nassau, Bahamas.
Support Caribbean Writers Tour added to Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival
By: Staff Writer May 10, 2022 The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) launched its inaugural “Support Caribbean Writers Tour” last month with OCM Bocas Prize winner as the headline storyteller.…
The Caribbean at “critical crossroads” with “unprecedented challenges.”
By: Staff Writer May 10, 2022 The executive director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) said that the Caribbean is at a critical crossroads in building resilient economies and sustainable…
Pregnant woman among dead in Cuban hotel explosion!
By: Staff Writer May 10, 2022 Firefighters are searching the rubble of the Saratoga Hotel in the Cuban capital, Havana, after a huge blast ripped through the building on Friday.…
Police name 3 US tourists found dead at Bahamas Sandals resort; woman remains hospitalized
May 10, 2022 The three Americans who died last week at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas were from Tennessee and Florida, and scientists and investigators are working to determine…
The World Bank is committed to supporting a resilient recovery in Haiti
May 10, 2022 World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, concluded a four-day visit to Haiti on May 4, 2002. During this first trip to…