December 5, 2023 On Sunday, December 3, the last performance of the poetry performance ‘Dance Into The Dawn’ by poet/writer Wilco Harbers took place at Sobremesa – Kas di Arte…
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Do Gang Truces Prevent Violence in Trinidad and Tobago?
By: Insight Crime December 5, 2023 Two of Trinidad and Tobago’s largest gangs agreed to a truce after nearly a month of reprisal killings, but unlike violence prevention initiatives, truces…
El Salvador Frees ‘Terrorist’ Johana Flores
By: Insight Crime December 5, 2023 Despite her release, Dalila Johana Flores remains a symbol of the arbitrary acts being committed under El Salvador’s state of emergency. Johana, a 24-year-old…
Statement on the passing of PAHO Director Emeritus, Dr Carissa F. Etienne
December 5, 2023 It is with great sorrow that the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) informs of the passing of Director Emeritus Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. Dr. Carissa F. Etienne,…
New Commonwealth action group to help Caribbean countries cut methane emissions
December 5, 2023 A new action group announced in Dubai today will help Commonwealth countries, including Caribbean states, rapidly cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane as part of…
STATEMENT FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE PROVISIONAL MEASURES ORDERED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) CONCERNING ARBITRAL AWARD OF 3 OCTOBER 1899 (GUYANA v VENEZUELA)
December 5, 2023 The International Court of Justice has today, 1 December 2023, ordered Venezuela not to take any action to challenge, disrupt or interfere with Guyana’s longstanding control and…
Green Climate Fund approves grant to support further development of the CDB-managed Blue Co Caribbean Umbrella Coordination Programme
December 5, 2023 The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a grant for further development of the Blue Co Caribbean Umbrella Coordination Programme which aims to scale up financing and…
Suriname and the IMF Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Fourth Review of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility
December 5, 2023 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Anastasia Guscina conducted virtual and in-person discussions with the Surinamese authorities during October 30-November 8 to discuss policies…
IMF Executive Board Holds Informal Briefing on Venezuela
December 5, 2023 In line with the standard procedures for members whose Article IV consultations with the IMF are extensively delayed, on December 1, 2023, the Executive Board was briefed…
Costa Rica Engages with Multilateral Partners to Launch a Sustainable Project Preparation Facility and Crowd in Climate Investments
December 5, 2023 The Government of Costa Rica announced today the creation of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project Preparation Facility (PPF) to leverage public and private sector resources to develop…
Guyana: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
December 5, 2023 The Guyanese economy has tripled in size since the start of oil extraction (end- 2019), from one of the lowest GDP per capita in Latin America and…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Guyana
December 5, 2023 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Guyana and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting. The Guyanese…