WASHINGTON, DC – Latin America and the Caribbean attracts substantial foreign direct investment, but this inflow does not benefit the domestic economies as much as in other parts of the world. If it had a comparable impact, the region’s exports could be up to 20 percent higher.

WASHINGTON, DC – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional resources for the Fund’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust and its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust, which assist low-income and particularly vulnerable countries.

Food is the staff of life, they say. An army marches on its stomach; a hungry man is an angry man. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Even songs have been written glorifying food, “Food glorious food, what wouldn’t we give for

WASHINGTON, DC – The American electorate has changed the political balance in Washington. In the midterm elections of 3 November, Democrats won majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. They will assume control when the new Congress takes office in January 2027.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Who speaks for Haiti? It is a question the international community can no longer avoid.

The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the next few years. Even its most optimistic scenario puts peak warming at 1.8°C. For small states that fought to secure recognition of 1.5°C in the Paris Agreement, this confirms the failure to deliver a safeguard on which their security, economies and, in some cases, survival depend.

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, America’s first elected Black governor, has encouraged an audience of civil and voting rights activists, community organizers and politicians to never stop fighting for the good of other people.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day.

Tallahassee-- Early’s Kitchen is the Tallahassee spot for breakfast.  Located on the Southside, the Black-owned restaurant draws patrons from miles around the capital city. The Jolly/Graham team stopped by at the invitation of Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor and was greeted by a packed house of folks looking for answers.

I learned something new that involved percentage and the human condition. I learned about the term 80/20 percent that applies to relationships. Yes indeed, it appears that the rationale behind couples dissatisfaction lies in the percentage of 80/20. I always thought that the reasons were more based on emotions, mental state, lust or even a spirit of adventure.

WASHINGTON, DC – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions.

WASHINGTON, DC – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between gang-controlled territory and Pétion-Ville.