CDB calls for closer alignment of national budgets and planning to the SDGs for accelerated development
June 17, 2022 Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Mr. Ian Durant advocated for the Bank’s membership to embrace a new model for national budgeting which more closely aligns with…
AfDB President: Food, Energy and Health Security are Priorities for the Caribbean and Africa to Overcome Mutual Global Challenges
June 17, 2022 Food security, energy security and health security are among the key building blocks needed to overcome the current global challenges which threaten to stymie development on both…
EDITORIAL: Quick hits!
June 14, 2022 The Summit of the Americas is over and two of the countries that were left out, Cuba and Venezuela, still had a small chance to address the…
AUDIO: Devotions led by Fr Philip Heild
June 14, 2022 Devotions led by Fr Philip Heild of St Peter’s Parish North Long Island, The Bahamas.
Maduro: We need a world beyond Imperial arrogance
By: Staff Writer June 14, 2022 Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, addressed the Summit of the Americas via video to the “People’s Summit of Democracy” held simultaneously with the Summit…
Cuba’s Diaz-Canel: YOU WON’T DEPRIVE US OF OUR VOICE!
By: Staff Writer June 14, 2022 Cuba was not invited to last week’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, but that didn’t mean that the country would not have…
Hurricane center watches possible Caribbean tropical system
By Roger Simmons Orlando Sentinel June 14, 2022 The US National Hurricane Center forecasters are keeping an eye out for a tropical system that could develop later this week over the…
Airbnb Guests Supported 416,000 jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2021
June 14, 2022 The way people travel has changed forever. Now, people are more flexible about where they live and work and take longer trips. Also, borders continue to re-open…
SCIENTISTS WARN THREAT FROM CORAL DISEASE REMAINS DIRE: URGENT ACTION WILL BE NEEDED FOR YEARS
June 14, 2022 Once bursting with color and life, Bahamian coral reefs have taken heavy beatings since the highly contagious Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) first assaulted the country…
SanMar Proudly Joins Vice President Harris’ Central America Initiative
June 14, 2022 SanMar Corporation, a leading supplier of wholesale accessories and apparel, today joined Vice President Kamala Harris’ Call to Action initiative, a multi-industry effort that has announced new commitments of $1.9 billion in…
PRO MUJER JOINS VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND PARTNERSHIP FOR CENTRAL AMERICA IN PUSHING FOR GENDER EQUITY
June 14, 2022 On Thursday, June 9, 2022 Alphabet’s Google announced its commitment to invest $1.2 billion in Latin America over the next five years to support economic development and digital transformation…
Partnerships the Linchpin to Advance Caribbean’s Development, say MDB Heads
June 14, 2022 Partnerships, whether between multilateral development banks (MDBs), between MDBs and the private sector or even between these institutions and philanthropic entities – will be the linchpin for…