MIAMI, FL- The Caribbean COVID-19 Tourism Task Force is calling for continued diligence and adherence to public health safety protocols as it encourages all tourism-related stakeholders who are able to do so to be vaccinated as vaccines become available.

OLIVER SPRINGS, TN – Fifty workers misclassified as independent contractors by an Oliver Springs home health care service provider received a total of $358,675 in back wages to resolve overtime violations found in a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.

KINGSTON, Jamaica– The Jamaica government says it is seeking to develop a contingency plan designed to ensure the recovery of the vital tourism industry as a result of the economic fallout occasioned by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

MIAMI, Fl. —   Cure launched its custom-fabricated mobile bar, which is designed to entertain guests at events with unique and customizable options. Since its launch, Cure has become a market leader in the mobile bar industry with its solutions for outdoor comfort.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,– The government of Guyana has expressed concern about ExxonMobil’s unresolved issues concerning its gas compressor that has led to a reduction in daily production by 90,000 barrels.

WASHINGTON,  – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Monday said it would virtually launch the Green Bond Transparency Platform (GBTP) , an innovative digital tool that brings greater transparency to the Latin America and the Caribbean green bond market.

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WASHINGTON, , – The World Bank has launched an early replenishment process of the International Development Association (IDA), to support Caribbean and other countries in their recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and transition to “green, resilient and inclusive development”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,– The Guyana government says it is anticipating a significant increase in oil revenues in the future.

SANTIAGO, – The Executive Director of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, has hailed as “a much welcome and needed initiative” the recent call to action by the US Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, to the Group of 20 (G-20) of the world’s industrialized powers for a new issue of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), which the G-20 recently approved, and the re-allocation of excess SDRs to low-income countries (LICs), such as those in the Caribbean.

WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says now is the time to foster labor formalization in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), stating that there is “an urgent need to reduce labor informality to encourage inclusive growth after the pandemic is over.”

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, – Barbados’ new minimum wage took effect Thursday, despite concerns expressed by the private sector that the timing is wrong.