After disasters, Caribbean lobbies for new development indicators
The world’s most developed countries see the small islands of the Caribbean as economic peers, based on misleading development indicators that belie the region’s vulnerability to climate change, and exempt most of the Caribbean from development assistance
Venezuela’s instability poses humanitarian crisis for the Caribbean
A report from the UN High Commissioner on Refugees has found that the Caribbean is a key destination for displaced Venezuelans and other refugees, but the region is unprepared to handle the influx
Is the United States still a reliable partner for the Caribbean?
The Trump presidency forces the Caribbean to consider how it should relate to a neighbour that is set on a course that is harmful to its core interests, and to identify more complementary global partners
Hubert Minnis claims election victory in The Bahamas
In an indictment on the politics of the Progressive Liberal Party, voters in The Bahamas have delivered a crushing blow to the PLP’s political hierarchy in almost every constituency in the Commonwealth
Jamaica looks to broaden economic growth through tourism diversification
Jamaica is making moves to ensure that the country’s tourism product not only generates prosperity for large hotel owners, but stimulates growth in the wider domestic economy as well
US pulls HIV funding from hard-hit Caribbean countries
Funding under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will be cut for several Caribbean countries, leaving a significant gap in the regional HIV/AIDS response
