TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The customs duties on all imports in the British Virgin Islands that are above five percent, will be reduced for the next three months as of April 15.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) Monday announced that by the end of the year, Barbadians will be using new-look banknotes made of polymer.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia government has announced a marginal increase in the price of fuel as it warned that the global events that have led to increases in the price of oil will seriously affect its ability to raise revenue and maintain social programs.

Barbados – The second annual Barbados Risk & Insurance Management (BRIM) Conference, produced by BIBA, the Association for Global Business in Barbados, opens on the island on Monday. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A new regional project will bring together internet experts from around the world on Monday,  to help develop the internet infrastructure of Guadeloupe, St. Barthélemy and St. Martin. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report examining the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) systems on women’s work opportunities globally, including Latin America and the Caribbean, has found that AI systems can have a gendered effect on labor, care, and domestic employment.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Oil Company (WICO) has defended the decision to increase the price of petrol saying this is as a result of external factors.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is introducing a new $2,000 banknote on which late former prime ministers Edward Seaga and Michael Manley, will appear together.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government of Guyana says it intends to hold discussions with marijuana growers as the country looks towards the establishment of the hemp industry as a “mainstream economic activity”.

LIMA, Peru – The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the labor markets of Latin America and the Caribbean has had a greater impact on women and has placed the region before the challenge of facing an unprecedented setback in gender equality at work, according to a Technical Note published Thursday by the ILO.

SAN PEDRO, Belize – Guyana has presented a proposal to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders outlining an “action oriented and solution-based” initiative aimed at reducing by 25 percent, the region’s multi-billion dollar food bill by 2025.

SAN PEDRO, Belize – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne Tuesday urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to move more urgently with the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) that allows for the free movement of goods, skills, labor and services across the region.