October 1, 2024 In the 30th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Caribbean ministers, ambassadors and development specialists discussed solutions to pressing development challenges. ECLAC Executive Secretary…
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OAS Observation Mission for the Selection of Judicial Authorities in Guatemala Calls on Congress to Consider the Honorability of Candidates
October 1, 2024 The Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the Selection of Judges of the Supreme Court of Justice and Courts of Appeals and Other…
Holness under fire for secret bank accounts
By: Staff Writer September 27, 2024 Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness is facing calls for his resignation amid an Integrity Commission investigation that revealed that Holness had omitted bank accounts…
UNDP says LAC faces complex challenges for economic growth and social inclusion
By: Staff Writer September 27, 2024 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in conjunction with the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) said in its recent Governance…
China is leading the way on renewables
By: Staff Writer September 27, 2024 The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the Global Renewables Summit during the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday said in their report…
U.S. And Belize Sign $125 Million Agreement
September 27, 2024 The United States and Belize have signed a transformative $125 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact aimed at promoting sustainable economic growth and strengthening democratic institutions in…
Violent protests ripping Martinique
By: Staff Writer September 24, 2024 Residents of Martinique are protesting the government over high cost of living after curfew was imposed on the island last week. The citizens are…
Bahamas PM: “Not business as usual” on climate change
By: Staff Writer September 24, 2024 Bahamas Prime Minister, Philip Davis (KC) encouraged other climate change leaders at Climate Week NYC 2024 to “move past business as usual.” Davis, in…
Journalists in Latin America are self-censoring amid press freedom backsliding
September 24, 2024 t’s a growing trend in Latin America: politicians are increasingly stigmatizing the press and turning citizens against them. Journalists, in turn, are self-censoring out of fear of…
Belize has steadily advanced its national goals
September 24, 2024 As Belize marks its 43rd Anniversary of Independence on 21 September, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has lauded the country for steadily advancing its national goals and laying…
UN: Cocaine and violence goes hand in hand in Caribbean
By: Staff Writer September 20, 2024 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) World Drug Report, 2024 said that in the Caribbean, “increases in cocaine seizures also went…
Caribbean Migrants In ‘Grossly Overloaded’ Vessel Interdicted
September 20, 2024 The United States Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 58 migrants to the Dominican Republic on Saturday, after interdicting an irregular, unlawful migration voyage in Mona Passage…