BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize say it has received the green light from El Salvador to export agricultural products to the country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says Jamaica earned US$527.3 million in export earnings for the first quarter of this year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says the country is experiencing an unprecedented period of economic and financial stability, which has been assisted by the success of the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF)-supported Economic Reform Program.

BRUSSELS -The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)  Ilan Goldfajn, said the European Union’s new agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) comes at a time when the region is developing in areas that are critical to the entire planet’s future.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The state-owned Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has been accredited by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world’s largest climate financing body.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Authorities in Dominica will begin mandatory interviews of all applicants to the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program aged 16 and over on Monday as the country seeks to cooperate with international stakeholders and increase due diligence processes, with the aim of reducing threats posed by illicit actors.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Oil production in Guyana’s Stabroek block is projected to average some 1.2 million barrels of oil per day by the end of 2027.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Secretary General of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Rodney Taylor, Monday called for “full and complete elimination” of roaming charges in the region.

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Monday called on countries in the region to improve their policy design to take advantage of the contribution that foreign direct investment (FDI)  can make to the energy transition and to the region’s sustainable productive development.

SANTIAGO, Chile – The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has released a special report on the opportunities and challenges posed by the extraction of lithium in the region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana has reiterated its intention to ensure the survival of the bauxite industry as the Chinese-owned BOSAI Minerals commissioned its multi-million dollar project in Linden on Friday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been tasked with establishing a regional stock exchange and a regional credit bureau within the coming months as they seek to fully implement the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) that allows for the free movement of goods, skills, labor and services across the region.