KINGSTON, Jamaica – The economic partnership between Jamaica and India has strengthened over the last year.

GEORGETOWN , Guyana – United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere, Brian Nichols has confirmed that Guyana has received initial approval for a US$500M loan from the US Export-Import Bank for its Gas-to-Energy project.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi has welcomed the outcome of a weekend workshop on the oil and gas sector in Suriname, saying it provided a useful insight that “we as a nation are on the way to a sustainable and prosperous future”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The National Association of Agricultural, Commercial, and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) Friday expressed its disappointment after the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) offered a seven percent wage hike to its workers.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Dec – The Inter-American Bank (IDB) on Friday said the United Kingdom (UK) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean by announcing that it will provide a robust support package to the IDB.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines (CAL),  on Wednesday signed an agreement  with the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) to conclude the outstanding wage negotiations for the period 2015-2020.

WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Haiti faces an unprecedented multidimensional crisis encompassing humanitarian, economic, social, and security problems and that the  economy of the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country has a low tax base and a large informal sector that relies heavily on volatile remittance flows.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has hinted at the possibility of imposing restrictions on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries if they continue to impose barriers that hinder the export of Guyanese products within the 15-member regional integration grouping.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)  says it has launched a consultancy to deliver a training programme, to assist the Registrars of Companies in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines with integrating a new, updated platform for the online registration and incorporation of companies.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Outgoing Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan says bilateral trade between Guyana and China skyrocketed to US$800 million in the first half of 2024.

BELMOPAN, Belize - Trade and Economic Development Ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) who met in Guyana last week, have agreed to hold a special meeting early next year to approve and certify a Partial Scope Agreement between Belize and El Salvador.

GEORGETOWN,  Guyana – The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has expressed concern regarding the ongoing industrial action at the port of Port-of-Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, saying it has severely disrupted regional trade and impacted businesses in Guyana.