MIAMI, Florida – Noting the loss of over US$1 billion in 2021 because of a stagnation in travel between the region’s destinations, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) recommends a concerted effort by Caribbean government and private sector leaders to boost intra-regional travel, while fostering greater parity, clarity and consistency for travel.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana will soon launch a GUY$2,000 (one Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) bill.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica is recovering steadily from the economic fallout sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the out-turns of several key indicators.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Energy and Energy Industries Minister Stuart Young Tuesday announced the execution of a heads of agreement for the restructuring of Atlantic LNG, one of the world’s largest producers of Liquefied Natural Gas.
Kingston, Jamaica - The GraceKennedy Group has launched its 100th anniversary celebrations (GK100) with the announcement of a share offer for its over 2000 employees. The announcement of the offer, which is geared at broadening the share ownership of the GraceKennedy (GK) team in the Company, was made by GK Group CEO Don Wehby during the virtual launch of GK100. The launch was streamed live to hundreds of GK employees from around the world on Saturday, January 15, 2022, one month ahead of GraceKennedy’s official 100th anniversary date – February 14, 2022.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia has signed a five-year agreement with Taiwan aimed at improving the island’s agricultural sector.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Agriculture Minister Pearnel Charles Jr., says Jamaica is seeking to increase production and expand the export base for Blue Mountain Coffee.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica received US$115 billion in export earnings over a nine-month period last year, representing a 26.3 percent increase over the US$910.7 million recorded for the corresponding period in 2020.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government says it is committed to assisting tourism workers to find adequate and affordable housing.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says it will divest ownership of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) and its 19 percent stake in the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) during this fiscal year.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) said Thursday it remains positive about the continued rebound of the tourism industry even in the face of the uncertainty caused by the ongoing pandemic.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Local investment firm Barita Investments Limited on Thursday announced a “landmark transaction” in which a Jamaican company, Ecommerce Property Services Limited (Ecommerce), has acquired three US-based real estate services companies.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government says it intends to introduce measures that would reform the tax and tariff systems and allow for citizens to be better able to acquire new vehicles.