PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley is heading a two-member delegation to the Netherlands on Friday for talks with the oil and energy company, Shell, according to an official statement issued here.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The International Trade Centre (ITC) on Thursday launched a new report that highlighted more than US$1 billion in export potential between Africa and the Caribbean.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia –The St. Lucia government says it is anticipating investments in the tourism industry to surpass EC$320 million (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) as a result of negotiations with various investors during the first eight months of this year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Several local stakeholders have welcomed the new Caribbean Business Exchange (CBX) cable television channel.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley will deliver the feature address at the inaugural Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2022), this week that the organizers said should attract more than 900 delegates from the Caribbean and Africa.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Wednesday said it is partnering with the Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission (ECSRC) to develop a solution to improve the availability of funding to Micro Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs).

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – With government accounts registering a deficit during the first seven months of the year, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the Ministry of Finance is “holding things together, but it’s tight”.

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Tuesday warned of the challenges to be faced by countries in the region as they move to reactivate investment and growth in a context of growing external and internal restrictions.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Trade between Guyana and China is estimated at US$950 million for the first half of this year, as government and the private sector move to engage Chinese investors in a bid to secure lucrative investment and partnerships in the future.

Roseau, Dominica - The Commonwealth of Dominica came out tops in the annual CBI Index, a rating system designed to measure the performance and appeal of global citizenship by investment (CBI) programs across a diverse range of indicators.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Regional Agri Investment Forum and Expo II began on Friday with calls for the Caribbean private sector to reconsider their existing roles in helping the region significantly reduce its multi-billion dollar food import bill.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says that the performance of the tourism sector, as outlined in the latest report by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) highlights the fact that tourism is driving the island’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery.