GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government has defended its decision to seek funding from China for projects here, saying that Beijing makes “softer” loans available than other countries.
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BELMOPAN, Belize –Belize has resumed shipment of corn to Guatemala, 13 years after the last shipment, even though the two countries have signed a preferential trade agreement in 2006 that came into effect four years later.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government of Guyana is pursuing the development of a deep-water harbor in the Atlantic Ocean to accommodate large vessels, a project which once completed will also benefit other South American Countries including Suriname, Brazil, and possibly French Guiana.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – More than 1,000 people are expected to be employed when the US oil giant, ExxonMobil, gets the nod for its proposed Yellowtail petroleum, according to a document circulated here on Monday night.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana– Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha Tuesday welcomed the launch of a five-year sustainable agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) project, saying that it will provide opportunities and capacity for women and youths in various agricultural market systems in the region.
MIAMI, Florida – Respected Caribbean hotelier Nicola Madden-Greig has been named the new president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT), Dr. Alvin Hilaire, says Caribbean countries, have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus (COVID-19) as many of the economies are highly dependent on tourism.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has earned an estimated US$1.7 billion since it re-opened its tourism sector in June last year, Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has said.
DUBAI, UAE – Guyana says EXPO 202O Dubai, the six-month trade exposition here provides it with an opportunity needs to seek investments in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country so as to convert “its abundant resources – material and human – into wealth and into human prosperity”.
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says the country is fortunate that none of the regulatory and financial institutions had been targeted following the release of the Pandora Papers.
BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize is to benefit from the US$125 million “Global Fund for Coral Reefs (CFCR) Investment Window” that has been approved by the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Government of Barbados have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand trade and investment links between Africa and the Caribbean island state.
Bridgetown, BARBADOS - At the Caribbean Export Development Agency’s first Caribbean AgTech Investment Summit (CATIS) the need for investment in high technology agriculture and agro-processing in the region was laid bare by senior officials. The 3-day virtual event which commenced October 5, 2021, welcomed over 500 registrants from 60 countries around the world.
