BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government has praised Taiwan for its contribution to the agricultural sector here following the success of the Breeding Sheep and Goat Production and Guidance System Enhancement Project (Sheep Project Phase II).
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ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The chairman of Grenada’s Hydrocarbons Technical Working Group, Nazim Burke, says members of the working group are yet to discuss the agreement signed between the Global Petroleum Group (GPG) and the Nigerian-owned Oceangate Oil and Gas Engineering to develop the country’s oil and gas resources.
ABUJA, Nigeria – The St. Kits-Nevis government Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria-based Green Economic Zone (GEZ) Special Economic Zone Management Company for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Agro Hub Warehouse and Logistics Centre on the Caribbean country.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Mia Mottley is urging the United States to avert a Caribbean trade crisis as the North American country moves towards implementing a policy to impose a port fee of one million US dollars per port call on any Chinese-built vessel calling at US ports
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica recorded an 8.6 per cent decline in export earnings during the January to November 2024 period.
WASHINGTON, DC - President of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Private Sector Organization (CPSO), Dr. Patrick Antoine, says the decision by the United States to impose a port fee of one million US dollars per port call on any Chinese-built vessel calling at US ports, will be “devastating” for CARICOM countries.
ABUJA, Nigeria – St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew Tuesday called for a new era of solidarity, investment, and innovation between Africa and the Caribbean.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley Monday defended her government’s donation of two hectares of land at a historic site here for the construction of the first Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) outside of Africa, noting that the country has been making similar donations for over 50 years.
NASSAU, Bahamas - The Bahamas government has signed an agreement embracing cleaner energy with the development of the country’s first liquified natural gas ( LNG) terminal.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali has voiced concern over US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on ships/vessels, made in China, saying this could impact trade in Guyana and the region.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is forecasting economic growth of 2.5 per cent among its 19 borrowing member countries in 2025. This follows growth of 1.7 per cent in 2024, excluding Guyana, whose economy surged by 43.5 per cent last year.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the Jamaican economy has received a one billion dollar boost through the Tourism Enhancement Fund’s (TEF) Speed Networking initiative since its launch in 2016.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados government says the level of public debt has declined to slightly above 100 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) and international reserves have risen to BDS$3.2 billion representing a very healthy 31 weeks of imports.
