ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne says SpaceX is expected to become a major sponsor of the Commonwealth Business Forum, while company founder Elon Musk could attend the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held here.  

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The state-owned N.V. Grassalco is emerging as the front runner to provide Barbados with the supply of silica sand and stone to ease that country’s shortage in domestic supplies.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Prime Minister Gaston Browne has criticised the local banking sector for not making “enough loans available” so as to stimulate the domestic economy.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – London-listed United Oil & Gas Plc has commissioned a study into drilling rig availability and costs as it advances plans for possible exploration on its Walton-Morant licence off southern Jamaica.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) whose countries operate a Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme are hoping to mount a “high-level mission” to Brussels later this month,” Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, DC - A new report Tuesday suggests that international trade that is ordered or delivered online quintupled in two decades in Latin America and the Caribbean to nearly US$90 billion and is rapidly becoming a powerful engine of growth across the region.

KINGSTOWN,  St. Vincent - St.  Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday, Monday urged Caribbean countries that in order to modernise public financial management effectively, there must clearly distinguish between what is simple digitisation that is merely replicating paper forms in a digital environment and real digital transformation, where business processes are re-engineered to be digital by design.

JN Money Services has partnered with fintech company, WapiPay, to expand the range of remittance options available to Jamaicans and strengthen payment links between Jamaica and international markets. 

NASSAU,  Bahamas – Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis has called on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to move from being rule-takers in the global digital economy to coordinated, capable and confident participants in writing the rules that will shape its future.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBB) says the domestic economy is projected to expand at a steady pace in 2026, relative to last year, as key indicators move closer to their medium-term growth potential.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize's government says it has achieved a significant milestone in the implementation of its Electronic Single Window for Trade (ESW) with the successful completion of an intensive four-day Knowledge Exchange Mission with the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United Nations has launched a new initiative aimed at assisting persons with disabilities across the Caribbean gain greater access to employment opportunities.