DR: 80% hotel occupancy allowed in country, forecasts COVID-19 infections down.
March 26, 2021 The Dominican Republic (DR) increases hotel availability to 80 percent for Easter as a cabinet minister forecasts a decrease in COVID-19 cases. David Collado, the minister of…
CICIES of the OAS Proposes to the Government of El Salvador Legal Reforms and Recommendations for Institutional Strengthening in Fight against Corruption and Impunity
By: The Organisation of American States March 26, 2021 The International Commission against Impunity in El Salvador (CICIES) of the Organization of American States (OAS) proposed to the Salvadoran government…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Colombia
March 26, 2021 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Colombia on March 19, 2021. Colombia has been hit hard by…
US$383m replenishment for CDB fund to reduce poverty and inequality in the Caribbean
March 26, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Directors today endorsed a US$383m programme for the 10th cycle of the Bank’s Special Development Fund (SDF), the programme devised…
CDB says the road to economic recovery will be arduous, but not impossible to navigate
March 26, 2021 The President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Wm Warren Smith, highlighted three priorities for charting economic recovery and securing resilience to counter the Covid-19 fallout.…
IDB and IDB Invest Gain Board Support on Vision 2025 and Path Toward Capitalization
March 26, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank’s Board of Governors approved a resolution authorizing the analytic work required to consider a potential capital increase, and overwhelmingly supported the IDB’s “Vision…
IDB presents 2020 Sustainability Report focused on sustainable and inclusive recovery
March 26, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is releasing today its 2020 Sustainability Report , with a focus on a sustainable and inclusive recovery for Latin America and the…
IDB study about more energy efficient public policies
March 26, 2021 Energy services represent the second most important expense in household budgets in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), surpassed only by food, according to a new study…
EDITORIAL: Jamaica is on new lockdown, Astrazeneca vaccine weathering PR assault!
Jamaica has gone into a three weekend lockdown according to reports out of the island as they attempt to roll back the spike in COVID-19 cases. The country has recorded…
VIDEO: Devotions led by Fr Shaz Turnquest!
Morning Devotions led by Father Shaz Turnquest of St John’s College. Nassau, Bahamas.
Are PPPs the answer to improving Caribbean Infrastructure?
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com March 23, 2021 Caribbean Countries have always been viewed as plagued with corruption especially when it comes to handing out contracts for big ticket projects. Viewed…