350 victims rescued in Caribbean and Latin America
From DaVibes (BBC) Nearly 350 victims of human trafficking have been rescued by police in 13 Caribbean and Latin American countries. The Interpol-coordinated Operation Libertad saved men, women and children trafficked abroad and forced into work. Victims were found working…
Trump administration calls on Latin America, Caribbean ‘to do more’ about Venezuela
BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ From McClatchy DC Bureau The Trump administration challenged partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to do more to address the economic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela during this weekend’s Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru….
Caribbean Market Overview – 2018 Q1
From CIBC FirstCaribbean CIBC World Markets Inc. Caribbean Economic Overview Summary: In the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook issue of January 2018, it points to a significant y/y acceleration in world economic expansion during 2017, as 120 economies experienced some…
Mexico to strengthen Caribbean energy ties
From The Oil & Gas Year KINGSTON, March 7, 2018 – Mexico aims to expand co-operation with Jamaica in the energy arena, the country’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray said on Tuesday. While on an official visit to the…
CARICOM maintains ‘Non-Intervention, Non-Interference’ policy on Venezuela
Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley, Haiti’s President and Current Chair of the Caribbean Community, Jovenel Moise, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and…
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OPINION: It’s time for the good of humanity to invade Venezuela
From Jolly Green Whilst Dr Ralph E Gonsalves [DREGs] is getting so fat that he is approaching the point of human self combustion. The people of Venezuela are starving and babies and old people dying. The president of Venezuela lives…
OPINION: Time for Maduro to go
By Jolly Green Venezuela’s minimum wage is roughly US$10 a month or EC$6.73 a week. Not enough to live on when you consider 12 eggs cost US$10. Food for a family of 3 is US$45 a month, so people are…
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Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018: An economic recovery in the making
By Alejandro Werne From IMF Recent trends in the world economy and financial markets are good news for Latin America. Global growth and trade are on an upswing, and we expect the momentum to continue in 2018. Stronger commodity prices…
Venezuelan migrant boat crashes en route to Curacao: Four dead, dozens missing
From WN At least four people drowned while dozens remain missing after a boat carrying migrants from Venezuela crashed while on its way to the Caribbean island of Curacao on Wednesday, according to The Guardian. Local police told Curacao News…
Venezuelan parliament rejects oil-backed cryptocurrency as problematic and dangerous
By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate editor From Caribbean News Now CARACAS, Venezuela — The proposed oil-backed cryptocurrency, the “Petro”, set to launch in early 2018, has been challenged by the Venezuelan parliament on the grounds that it would…
