What Will 2022 Bring To The Caribbean Nations

Miami Herald: 2022 will bring challenges to Caribbean nations facing social upheaval, COVID pandemic 

From earthquakes to sham elections, the assassination of a president, or the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin American and Caribbean countries faced economic and political setbacks in 2021 that could significantly affect their populations for years to come. 

The pandemic hit the region hardest, with Brazil, Mexico, and Peru topping the world charts of COVID-related deaths. Brazil alone reported more than 22 million cases and Cuba, with a bit less than a million, had the highest number of cases in the Caribbean. Many countries in the Caribbean, are still lagging in vaccinating the population, as the availability of shots has become a significant hurdle.  

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WNU Editor: In summary. The pandemic set back economic and political progress and development in the Caribbean region for years.

Violent Crime Is Becoming The Norm In The Caribbean

Members of the Mobile Reserve, an arm of the national police, patrol the neighborhood of Dunkirk in Kingston, Jamaica, June 6, 2013. ANDREA BRUCE NYT

Miami Herald: The secret in paradise: Violence mars Caribbean life

Caribbean countries laud themselves on offering idyllic settings where sandy beaches, calming calypso and a laid-back lifestyle beckon.

But behind the happy-go-lucky image, the region also harbors a darker side: violent crime and a tolerance for domestic violence.

According to a new study, “Restoring Paradise in the Caribbean: Combatting Violence with Numbers,” the region has some of the lowest victimization by property crime in the world but one of the world’s highest violent crime rates. Nearly 1 in 3 citizens has lost someone to violence, and individuals are more likely to be a victim of assault or a threat than anywhere else in the hemisphere.

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WNU Editor: I have friends who live in the Bahamas .... violent crime is definitely their #1 concern.