Caribbean & International

Women are better educated but still face more challenges than men in the Caribbean workplace -UNDP Report

The 2016 United Nations Human Development Report on the Caribbean has found that although women in the region are better educated, they find themselves facing more challenges than men in the work place. According to the report which was released recently, women are disadvantaged in the labour market, with lower level and lower paying jobs […]

UN Official encourages small states to treat Sustainable Development Goals like “a political manifesto”

by Kurt Campbell at UN Headquarters (New York)  United Nations (UN) member countries will gather at the UN Headquarters in New York, from September 13th for the 71st Regular Session of the General Assembly.  They are expected to recommit to the 2030 agenda of implementing 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although progress has been recorded, […]

Two Killed, others shot and stabbed as West Indian Day Carnival begins in Brooklyn

(NY Daily News) At least five people were shot, two fatally, as gunshots erupted at the bustling J’Ouvert celebration in Brooklyn despite NYPD doubling its parade patrols. The annual West Indian heritage celebration was marred by deadly violence for a second consecutive year. Cops rushed to eastern Prospect Park before 4 a.m. following reports that […]

Four young Guyanese small business owners selected for President Obama Young Leaders Fellowship

Four young Guyanese who are involved in small businesses of their own have been selected to be part of  President Obama’s 2016 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellows Programme. The programme will bring together 250 young leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, including the four from Guyana, to the United States for an exchange […]

Brazilian senate removes President from office after impeachment

(WSJ)  BRASÍLIA— Dilma Rousseff, a former leftist guerrilla who defied a dictatorship but struggled as Brazil’s president amid a troubled economy and a fractious political climate, was removed from office Wednesday following an impeachment trial she condemned as a coup d’état. Far from ending Brazil’s monthslong political crisis, Ms. Rousseff’s ouster leaves the country’s new […]

Nicaragua opposition urges boycott of presidential poll

(BBC)  A coalition of opposition parties in Nicaragua has called on voters to boycott November’s presidential poll. A spokeswoman for the National Coalition for Democracy called it “fraudulent” and “a farce”. The opposition accuses incumbent President Daniel Ortega of trying to create a “dynastic dictatorship”. Polls suggest Mr Ortega is likely to win as the […]

Venezuela sets recall referendum timetable

(BBC)  Venezuelan officials have set out the timetable for a recall referendum on whether President Nicolas Maduro should remain in power. The Venezuelan opposition reacted angrily when they heard they would only be allowed to collect more petition signatures in late October. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles said an opposition march would go ahead in September. […]