COMMENTARY: How to Handle a Break-Up during the Valentine Season

By: Dr Sheila Newton-Moses “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences and penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” Maya Angelo. It is hard for…

COMMENTARY: Can Medical Cannabis Save The Barbados Economy?

By Felicia J. Persaud & Danielle Corbin Over a year after the passage of Barbados’ Medicinal Cannabis Industry Act, the Caribbean island nation officially opened for business last month, January…

Eastern Caribbean Currency Union: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2020 Discussion on Common Policies of Member Countries

By: the International Monetary Fund February 16, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the ECCU economy hard, and until it is brought under control, tourism activity will remain subdued and…

STAY IN THE LOOP with CARICOM

By: CARICOM February 16, 2021 In this episode, Communications Officer at the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Tusankine English-Francis, presents a weekly news roundup of the latest from the Caribbean Community. Highlights:…

Colombia: Navigating the Pandemic and High Uncertainty, while Securing the Recovery

By: The International Monetary Fund February 16, 2021 Faced by a pandemic that led to the largest recession on record—with vulnerable groups particularly affected—Colombia used the flexibility afforded by its…

Secretary-General praises strong CARICOM Solidarity in COVID-19 vaccine sharing

By: CARICOM February 16, 2021 CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRoque on Friday praised the strong solidarity within CARICOM as Member States share their limited first batches of COVID-19 vaccines. The…

CARICOM congratulates West Indies on Test Series win

By: CARICOM February 16, 2021 Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has extended congratulations to the West Indies cricket…

EDITORIAL: Haiti is burning again!

It seems like a perpetual thing that Haiti goes through spasms of protest and violence every several months or so. The country has not been right since the Jean Claude…

VIDEO: Devotions led by Rev Willish Johnson, St Anne’s church. Nassau, Bahamas

Daily Devotions led by Rev Willish Johnson, St Anne’s church. Nassau, Bahamas

Da Corniest Corn Fritters

By: Kedra Holmes Bahamian Cook Nook Da Corniest Corn Fritters 1 Cup Sifted All-Purpose Flour 1 tsp. Baking powder 1 tsp. Salt 1/4 tsp. Paprika 1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder 1…

COMMENTARY: Haiti – on the edge of disaster again

By Sir Ronald Sanders February 12, 2021 Haiti – a country to which all other countries that suffered slavery are deeply indebted – is once again in turmoil. Therefore, no…

Digital Transformation- Embrace the new way of culture in The Bahamas

By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan Contributor kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com February 12, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed businesses across the world to come up with innovative measures to keep viable with the change in…