MIAMI, FL – Small business owners in Miami-Dade's District 9 are invited to apply for Commissioner Kionne L. McGhee's Annual Mom and Pop Small Business Grant Program. Applicants may be eligible to receive up to $5,000. Grant funding can be used to purchase equipment, supplies, inventory, commercial liability insurance, security systems, advertising, marketing, minor renovations, and or rent/mortgage assistance.

Miami International Airport set a new record for cargo volume in 2020 with 2.32 million tons, which was 57,382 more tons than its total in 2019.

PortMiami, a major economic engine for Miami-Dade County, processed 107,088 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in October, an increase of 1.5 percent compared to 105,573 TEUs in 2019. It marks the busiest month in cargo activity in the history of the Port.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The government has extended several tax exemptions that were implemented to assist survivors of Hurricane Dorian  who experienced rebuilding delays due to COVID-19 restrictions.

WASHINGTON  – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday said that it had approved US$390 million for Barbados after its executive board had concluded the fourth review of the IMF’s extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for the island.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says it is targeting the bamboo industry as part of a strategy to enhance sustainable economic growth.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.– For a U.S.-based borrower, securing a loan outside the United States is no easy feat. Bring raw land into the mix, and many borrowers simply assume that the odds are impossible.

NASHVILLE, TN Gibson, the iconic American-made guitar brand, is proud to announce the addition of Kevin Liles to the Gibson Brands Board of Directors. Since November 2018, Gibson has been re-building the brands, the business, and the Board of Directors to strengthen the company for the future. Over the past two years, Gibson has emerged once again as the leader in the guitar industry and continues to go from strength-to-strength with the addition of Kevin Liles.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Comcast is now accepting applications for the next phase of Comcast RISE with expanded eligibility to include Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and Hispanic-owned small businesses. 

MIAMI, Fl. — The Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce will virtually host its 15th Annual Holiday Gala on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at 6 p.m. The event will be hosted by entertainer and comedian Bill Bellamy. The virtual experience’s theme is To Miami With Love: Our City, Our Time, Our Business, and is a black-tie affair.

TORONTO, /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Sovereign Pacific Capital, an Asia wealth and asset management organization establishes a USD $500M Sovereign Pacific Fund, in partnership with Possibility Group, for sustainable investments in St. Kitts & Nevis and the Caribbean region.