USA / VENEZUELA – Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador contribute an estimated $900 million each year to the country’s economy, yet many remain trapped in informal work and vulnerable conditions, according to a new study by the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).“The evidence is clear: when
By Sharon AustinBRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (GIS) – The recently launched Innovation Growth Market (IGM200) represents a bold step forward in how to finance growth, empower entrepreneurs, and build wealth for citizens. Managing director of the Barbados Stock Exchange, Marlon Yarde, said IGM200 provides SM
TAIPEI, Taiwan, (TaiwanToday) – On September 12, president Lai Ching-te received credentials from the new ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Belize to the Republic of China (Taiwan) Katherine Vanessa Meighan. Lai anticipated that ambassador Meighan’s experience and vision would enhance
By Britney StevensKINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – The Institute of Jamaica’s (IOJ) Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) is getting a new, state-of-the-art home. Minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sport, Olivia Grange, recently broke ground for the development at the corner of East Street and Tower Str
By Caribbean News Global USA / ST KITTS – The United Ancient Indigenous Enlightened Nations (UAN), an Intergovernmental Organisation representing over 160 Indigenous Member Nations and communities worldwide, will host a fully free UAN SUMMIT in St Kitts and Nevis, October 1- November 1, 2025.“Found
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states — Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines — are on track to implement full Free Movement among themselves from 1 October this year. By implementing the full free movement regime, these four countries have agre
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) is pleased to be part of the first-ever Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Comparison Report 2025, a landmark publication that reaffirms the financial resilience, innovation, and global development impact of MDBs.Produced joint
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Investment Migration Agency of Grenada (IMA Grenada) has formally approved and adopted its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Policy and Procedure, aligning with European Union requirements and other leading international standards
TORTOLA, BVI – The ministry of health and social development has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing health, social protection, justice, and environmental sustainability as it presented its 2025 progress report and strategic outlook for 2026.The update was delivered by Vincent O. Wheatley, minist
WASHINGTON, USA — The World Bank Group announced the appointment of Susana Cordeiro Guerra as vice president for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, effective today.In this role, she will lead the bank’s engagement with 31 countries across the region and oversee a portfolio of US$41.5
By Special contributorRODNEY BAY, St Lucia – The downward trendline of Allen Chastanet’s United Workers Party, by definition, (UWP – Political Club), and their awkwardness, have once again attempted mindless droppings “Save Our Saint Lucia (SOS-7), on tenterhooks to gain traction.Already, the UWP –
Mexico City, Mexico – Mexico has a unique opportunity to turn migration into a driver of development, International Organization for Migration (IOM) director general Amy Pope said at the start of a two-day visit. Meeting with senior government officials and stakeholders, she emphasised that expandin
(Anti-Crime Summit Scheduled for 24-26 September 2025)TORTOAL, BVI – Crime in the Virgin Islands has risen by 13 percent over the past year, based on a comparison of the period from January to July, according to acting deputy commissioner of Police (DCP) Kenrick Davis, who confirmed that gun violenc
NEW YORK, USA – Applause rang out in the UN General Assembly Hall on Friday as countries endorsed a declaration on the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and implementation of the two-State solution with Israel.The New York Declaration is the outcome of an international conference held
