KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica economy is expected to grow within a two to three percent range during the period July to September this year, the Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, has said.
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ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Grenada government revenue and grants for the first half of this year, declined by EC$112.6 million as compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) Monday provided a US$225,000 grant to bolster cultural tourism and the creative industries as Barbados prepares to host the Caribbean festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XV), the region’s premier arts and cultural festival.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The senior financial sector specialist at the World Bank, Nicholas Smith, Tuesday said Caribbean countries are lacking in the implementation of fast payment mechanisms that have proven to be a major breakthrough in business transactions globally.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's government on Friday said that the first oil has been achieved from the One Guyana Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, the country’s fourth offshore development within the prolific Stabroek Block.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada Aisha Maina, Managing Director of Aquarian Consult and founder of Gemini Integrated Commodities, has completed an intensive week of engagements, capped by a USD 40 million deal to build a Panamax deep-water port and special economic zone in Basseterre, St. Kitts, that unite policy, private capital and hard infrastructure around a single objective: forging a reliable commercial bridge between Africa and the Caribbean.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Government of Barbados and the Republic of India recently signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Coconut Processing Plant on the island.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The deputy minister of Health, Welfare and Labour, Raj Jadnanansing, says he intends to hold talks with representatives of the US-owned gold mining company, Newmont Suriname, amid reports that the multinational intends to lay off 15 percent of its work force.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia's government says it has commissioned the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) to present proposals for the establishment of an unemployment insurance programme.
SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is warning that the region continues to endure a prolonged period of low growth and that it is estimated that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow 2.2 per cent on average in 2025 and 2.3 per cent the following year, in line with the rates recorded in 2023 and 2024.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) Friday said it welcomed the decision of the United States President Donald Trump to reduce the reciprocal tariff rate applied to Guyanese exports from 38 to 15 per cent.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Dominican Republic to commence large-scale cocoa and coffee cultivation here.
WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday predicted that economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is projected to slow to 2.2 percent in 2025 and recover back to 2.4 percent the following year.
