BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Senior officials of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Tuesday refused to entertain questions regarding their president, Dr . Hyginus “Gene” Leon, who has been sent on administrative leave since January.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The four-day Guyana energy conference opened on Monday with President Irfaan Ali urging investors to look beyond the traditional oil and energy sector and follow his administration’s policy shift placing emphasis on supplying chain mechanisms for the holistic development of the entire Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Trinidad and Tobago has reiterated that Caribbean Community (CARICOM) energy economies will “not be irresponsible nor will we shy away from beneficial opportunities” in the oil and gas sector.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett, Monday said the 15 member regional integration grouping is actively working towards a more sustainable and resilient energy future by accelerating the deployment of renewable energy resources, and fostering partnerships among member states.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine, says the growth outlook for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) is positive and that the economies continue to expand while inflation is abating.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -The deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kenji Okamura, has ended a visit here congratulating the authorities on Guyana “unparalleled economic expansion

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Andrew Holness administration on Thursday revealed that it is projecting to spend $1.3 trillion One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents), during the 2024/2025 fiscal year that gets underway on April 1.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government has launched a pilot program aimed at supporting licensed artisanal fishers through loans tailored to their needs so as to promote sustainable fishing and stronger stewardship of the country’s rich marine environment.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government will host a one-day consultation that is intended to facilitate the revision and crafting of the draft ‘Green Paper’ to ensure that the policy reflects and includes new and emerging trends within the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – India's government has signaled an interest in signing  a multi-year oil purchase deal with Guyana.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Project STAR, a social and economic transformation program created by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has been listed on the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE), providing a platform to assist social-sector organizations to attract long-term funding to make their projects sustainable .

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago economy is expected to register real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of  2.7 percent in 2023, following more moderate growth of 1.5 percent in 2022, the Ministry of Finance has said.