SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The Dominican Republic is set to host a historic milestone in its economic and logistical development with the arrival of Amazon as a Caribbean distribution hub.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) says any plans to increase the minimum wage must be “grounded in collaboration and transparency”.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBB) says preliminary indications are that the domestic economy’s tempered pace of growth persisted during July, converging closer to its expected medium-term potential.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Tuesday said the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government should hold consultations with key stakeholders before proceeding with its proposed move to double the national minimum wage.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Director of Creatives and Diaspora at the Cairo-based Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Temwa Gondwe, says there is potential for the financial institution to invest in film production, music, fashion and sports in the Caribbean.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar says the state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) does not operate a single  profitable route and has given the management of the airline two years to get the company’s financial house in order or face the sack.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname's government says it will not enter into a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) similar to the one that had been successfully implemented by the Santokhi government.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)says it will be meeting with representatives of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on for Thursday as it seeks to  address the long-standing issue of wage and salary “bunching” within the sugar industry.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago says while the energy sector is the major contributor to national income, contributing on average 30-40 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), it only employs on average two percent of the national workforce or around 12,700 people.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Vice President of Global Exploration at ExxonMobil Upstream Company, John Ardill, Tuesday said Trinidad and Tobago could replicate the success of Guyana as the two  countries continue to explore their gas and energy sector.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$43.9 million grant to expand support for over 200,000 vulnerable youth between the ages of 15 and 35 in Haiti, with a focus on young returnees and those not in education, employment, or training (NEET).

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago is congratulating the state-owned NGC Group on returning to a profitable position, saying the company Group plays an extremely important role in the energy sector.