New report highlights Africa’s strengthening economic growth amid global challenges
Abidjan (CNG): Africa’s economic performance is showing signs of improvement but remains vulnerable to global shocks, according to the 2025 Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) released by the African Development Bank.
Antigua-Barbuda insists that Harvard University fulfil its pledge on slavery compensation
Washington (CNG): Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders, has formally written to the president of Harvard University, calling on the institution to honour its commitments to addressing its historical benefits from slavery in the Caribbean nation.
CARICOM expresses gratitude for the posthumous pardon granted to Marcus Mosiah Garvey, a National Hero of Jamaica.
Georgetown (CNG) January 20, 2025, Georgetown (CNG): The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses its profound gratitude for the posthumous pardon granted by the Joe Biden administration to the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, a distinguished civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist leader, and National Hero of Jamaica.
OAS secretary-general election and renewed OAS consensus
Washington (CNG): The upcoming election for the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) on March 10, 2025, presents an opportunity to reshape the future of the institution.
Exports from Latin America – The Caribbean grow amid global uncertainty
Caribbean News Global (CNG) January 16, 2025, Washington (CNG): The value of exports from Latin America and the Caribbean grew by an estimated 4.1 percent in 2024, recovering from a 1.6 percent decline in 2023, according to the latest Trade Trends Estimates for Latin America and the Caribbean, a report published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors endorses minister Albert Ramdin for OAS Secretary-General
Caribbean News Global (CNG) January 16, 2025, Washington (CNG): The CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors at the Organization of American States (OAS) strongly reaffirms its unanimous endorsement of minister Albert Ramdin of Suriname as the CARICOM candidate for Secretary-General of the Organization at the election on March 10, 2025.
Forget begging rich nations: Caribbean countries should act to save themselves
Opinion (CNG): It has long been evident that the world’s richest nations, especially those responsible for the lion’s share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, care little about the existential threats faced by small states. For the Caribbean, the time for pleading has passed. Collective action must define the region’s response to the climate crisis.
Remittances to Latin America–the Caribbean moderate their growth in 2024
Caribbean News Global (CNG) December 6, 2024, Latin America/Caribbean (CNG): A new report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) projects that remittances to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will reach a historic high in 2024 despite growing at their slowest pace in ten years and returning to levels of increase prior to the exceptional growth they showed during the COVID-19 pandemic. If the trend continues, the region will receive $161 billion in remittances in 2024, a 5 percent increase compared to 2023.
What could Trump’s election victory mean for Latin America?
Tougher trade policy: Trump has floated the idea of a 10.0–20.0 percent baseline tariff on all imports. If realized, this would thump the more US-dependent Latin American economies – particularly Mexico and Central America. In addition, Trump is likely to attempt to renegotiate the USMCA (United States, México, Canadá) trade agreement when it comes up for review in 2026. This could leave Mexico – one of the three signatories to the deal along with Canada and the US-worse off.
Antigua and Barbuda becomes founding member of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
Washington (CNG): Antigua and Barbuda has taken a significant step in its fight against hunger and poverty by becoming a founding member of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty.
