OAS programme gets $1.57m from US for trade initiatives.
April 2, 2021 OAS-led Americas Competitiveness Exchange Program receives $1.57m from the U.S. Department of Commerce to Rebuild Trade and Investment Networks Post-Pandemic The Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) program has…
New IDB report details the Economic Risks and the Opportunities for Stronger Postpandemic Growth
April 2, 2021 It has been a traumatic year. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, hundreds of thousands of people in Latin America and the Caribbean died and…
Laurent Msellati appointed head of the World Bank’s office in Haiti
April 2, 2021 Laurent Msellati, originally from France, is the new head of the Office of the World Bank in Haiti, from Thursday 1 st April 2021. He will be…
CDB grants $600k for sweet potato value chain project
April 2, 2021 Enhancing food security and agricultural productivity are at the root of a new project, which seeks to improve the production, processing and marketing of sweet potato in…
EDITORIAL: Vaccinations are ticking up, but so are infections
Is this one of those cases where we now feel comfortable that we have it under control because of the vaccine, so we have let our guards totally down from…
VIDEO: Morning devotions led by Deacon Kristophor Higgs
Morning Devotions led by Deacon Kristophor Higgs, Assistant Curate for St. Barnabas Anglican Church
Preparing for 5G in the Caribbean
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com With the world jumping on the 5G wagon, Caribbean Mobile Operators are looking at what it will take to also come onboard. The 5G revolution has…
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S VACCINE BLUNDER OR NOT?
Is it a case of too much Pride or Perversion? By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com The Oxford Astra Zeneca Vaccine was the first to hit the ground in late 2020 tackling…
La Soufriere- Possible Repeat of Good Friday 1979?
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Residents on St Vincent and the Grenadines are concerned that the recent activity at the La Soufriere Volcano might be a repeat in history like in…
Ocean Bay Announces, Breaks Ground On Luxury Resort Residences In Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
March 30, 2021 Ocean Bay, a new luxury destination in the Caribbean that has claimed the final undeveloped property along Bavaro Beach in Punta Cana, today announced the release of its premier, oceanfront…
Antigua and Barbuda to argue for “climate justice” at Biden Summit of 40 world leaders
March 30, 2021 Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, says he intends to make “a robust contribution on behalf of all CARICOM countries” when he participates in the Summit…
How the Caribbean Can Avoid Becoming a COVID-19 Long-Hauler
By Krishna Srinivasan, Sònia Muñoz, and Ding Ding March 30, 2021 The reason is that most of its countries rely heavily on tourism. Due to their small size and limited…