ROSEAU, Dominica - Dominica has signed a US$41 million loan agreement with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) for a project aimed at enhancing the capital, Roseau, and which the government said will play a major role in the future socio-economic development of the island.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government of Guyana is seeking to expand its current trade and economic activities with the United States to bolster several key sectors here.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – International credit rating agency, Standard and Poor (S&P) has affirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s credit rating at BBB-, an Investment Grade Rating reflective of the country’s credit strength. 

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is  calling on countries in the region to scale up and improve productive development policies (PDPs) that would foster the productive transformation and growth in productivity of their economies.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - The third United States-Caribbean RoundTable on the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI) has ended here with delegates discussing the principles geared toward strengthening the governance of the program and mitigating money laundering and terrorist financing risks.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government is predicting an increase in the average natural gas output for this year confirming an increased output in July and August, after the output plunged in June.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines received 10.1% more in revenue and grants at the end of July while total expenditure had increased 15.6% compared to the same period last year.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 49.7 per cent in the first half of 2024. This includes oil and gas revenues.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia  – A senior official of the Latin American and Caribbean Development Bank (CAF), Ignacio Coronazole, Hughes, says it intends to play a greater role in the socio-economic development of the Caribbean and is moving to expand its presence in the region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Trinidad-based company, NAMALCO, and the locally-based Guyamerica Construction Inc, Wednesday signed the US$161 million contract for the reconstruction of the new Soesdyke-Linden Highway that the government says will include several features aimed at improving road safety.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti has signed an agreement with Taiwan that will result in efforts to increase and improve rice production in the country.

HAMILTON, Bermuda - The Bermuda government is seeking legal advice over the operation of a ridesharing app that is  being launched here as well as in several other Caribbean countries.