PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) Wednesday said it has executed the final commercial agreements with Shell Trinidad and Tobago Limited (Shell) in support of the Aphrodite project.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana is advancing plans for its first gas-focused development in the Stabroek Block, with the government reviewing the Longtail Project’s Field Development Plan and production licence application, according to the recently released 2026 Mid-Year Report.

CAYENNE, French Guiana – President of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) General Conference of Ministers, Dominic Smith, is calling on the region to play an active role in shaping its digital future as artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies continue to transform economies and societies.

NEW YORK, New York - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean and African countries have a duty to create their own trade routes, to be able to ensure that they have the credit ratings that are credible, independent, and fair, as opposed to ones that are going to rate countries with similar circumstances but different geographies.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Tuesday said it has completed its audited financial statements for a three-year period beginning in 2017 “marking a significant step in strengthening transparency, financial accountability and governance across the organisation.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname has signed a five-year cooperation agreement with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) designed to accelerate economic diversification and the local processing of raw materials and agricultural products.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Prime Minister Mark Phillips says Guyana’s trade with China reached approximately US$1.8 billion in 2025, while the country’s exports to the Asian market climbing to a record US$501 million.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - President Irfaan Ali has told senior representatives from the banking and private sectors, entrepreneurs and community stakeholders that the soon to be established Guyana Development Bank (GDB) will serve as a transformative instrument that will expand access to finance while creating a broader ecosystem of mentorship, technical support and market opportunities.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia government is advancing plans to establish a cross-sector Regulatory Sandbox for Digital Identity and Financial Technology (FinTech), which it says marks another significant step in the country’s digital transformation agenda.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Nearly a year after the Category 5 hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica resulting in 45 deaths and an estimated US$12.2 billion in total losses, the government is saying that the country’s economy is improving significantly.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has signed a data management and protection agreement with California-based Quantum Inc., paving the way for local dasheen and hot pepper farmers to enter the United States market.

SANTIAGO, Chile – Representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will meet in October to discuss among other issues how to manage the productive, social, and environmental changes needed by the region to prosper in the new global geo-political and geo-economic landscape.