KINGSTON, Jamaica –  Industry Minister Aubyn Hill, says Jamaica is not immediately affected by the ongoing tariff struggle between the world’s largest economies, the United States (US) and China.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago (ECTT) has described as “disappointing” but “not unexpected” the announcement by the United States that it was revoking the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) license that had been granted to Trinidad and Tobago to allow Shell, the National Gas Company (NGC) and contractors to explore, produce, and export natural gas from the Venezuelan Dragon Gas Field.

GENEVA – Antigua and Barbuda has deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies with the World Trade Organization (WTO), becoming the 95th member state to do so.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government has announced a reduction in the rate of duty on Other Hydraulic Cements to zero percent, following what it said had been a series of price increases by Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's government has signed several contracts worth   US$422.2 million for the construction of electrical transmission lines as the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) move towards dealing with the consistent electricity situation across the country.

ROSEAU, Dominica – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation has ended a 10-day visit to Dominica indicating that the island’s economy grew by 3.5 percent last year and is expected to  grow by more than four percent this year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government has taken note of the new tariff regime announced on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump and is seeking to obtain precise information on the changes.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize's government has underscored the importance of the country’s blue space saying it is not just a natural treasure but also a key economic driver.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government has praised Taiwan for its contribution to the agricultural sector here following the success of the Breeding Sheep and Goat Production and Guidance System Enhancement Project (Sheep Project Phase II).

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The chairman of Grenada’s Hydrocarbons Technical Working Group, Nazim Burke, says members of the working group are yet to discuss the agreement signed between the Global Petroleum Group (GPG) and the Nigerian-owned Oceangate Oil and Gas Engineering to develop the country’s oil and gas resources.

ABUJA, Nigeria – The St. Kits-Nevis government Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria-based Green Economic Zone (GEZ) Special Economic Zone Management Company for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Agro Hub Warehouse and Logistics Centre on the Caribbean country.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  Prime Minister Mia Mottley is urging the United States to  avert a Caribbean trade crisis as the North American country moves towards implementing a policy to impose a port fee of one million US dollars per port call on any Chinese-built vessel calling at US ports