PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The state-owned National Gas Company (NGC) has defended its decision to increase natural gas prices by more than 75 per cent, saying “at present the proposed price of gas for the contract year 2026 is non-negotiable”.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, has welcomed a five million US dollar loan agreement signed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) saying that it will provide additional support for micro and small enterprises in Guyana.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) said Friday Jamaica has launched it’s first ever Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), describing it as a landmark tool that will transform how poverty is measured, understood, and addressed across the island.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the launch of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s (GBTI) private banking services, represents a clear signal of confidence in the country’s economic trajectory and the increasing sophistication of the financial system.
WASHINGTON, DC – The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$415 million for Jamaica under the Rapid Financing Instrument’s (RFI) large natural disaster window.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) has secured a J$15.1-billion (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) bailout in the form of a rescue package needed to stabilise the company after catastrophic losses in its US operations brought it to the brink of collapse.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TTEITI) says the energy companies operating here had generated an estimated US$17.3 billion in foreign exchange between 2011 and 2024.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it is seeking to borrow up to one billion US dollars on the international market and has appointed J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Bank of America Securities Inc.as joint lead managers and arrangers for the issuance.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has announced that the new Coat of Arms will be introduced on banknotes IN August, beginning with TT$100 denomination.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr Irfaan Ali says all underperforming sugar estates will be placed under a microscope.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali says Guyana is entering a decisive phase of industrial and manufacturing growth and is urging local production to expand to meet the rising demand of a rapidly growing economy.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government says it will be taking “strong action” to preserve the integrity of the Overseas Employment Programme
KINGSTON, Jamaica By CMC – Prime Minister Andrew Holness Friday defended the decision of his administration to facilitate financing for the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) to accelerate grid restoration, including a loan facility valued at US$150 billion.
