GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali has called on the private sector in Guyana to take advantage of several opportunities for investment as the country continues to attract large scale development projects.
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has announced an increase in the price of cement saying it continues to face increasing manufacturing costs.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says it will build a sugar refinery at the Enmore Estate , which has been closed since 2018.
GEORGETOWN, Guyan – Guyana’s first historic GUY$1.146 trillion National Budget 2024 themed “Staying The Course: Building Prosperity For All” which will accelerate the nation’s development agenda was successfully approved, without any changes, in the National Assembly on Friday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) Wednesday said while the local economy exhibited significant resilience over the last two years, the outlook for 2024 and into the medium term appears cautiously optimistic.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican government says it has granted a two-year extension to the London-based United Oil and Gas Plc (UOG) to continue oil and gas exploration activities in the Walton Morant Basin offshore Jamaica.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says Jamaica’s unemployment rate for October 2023 declined to a historic low of 4.2 per cent.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, says the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo next month is becoming one of the premier energy sessions in the world and will showcase multiple sectors in the country’s economy.
WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is projected to decline from an estimated 2.5 percent in 2023 to 1.9 percent this year.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Tuesday said the value of exports from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) contracted by 2.2 percent last year after having grown by 17 percent in 2022.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has announced the largest Spanish investment of over two billion US dollars that it says will create approximately 19,000 new jobs in construction and tourism services.
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Hon. I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation heads to Tallahassee, Florida this week addressed the Florida Federation of Alpha Chapters’ “Alpha Day on the Hill” leadership gathering under the theme “Continuing the Legacy of Service and Advocacy in our Communities”. The event took place on 25 January at Florida Historic Capitol Museum. In a bid to boost the country’s groups business, DPM Cooper promoted The Islands of The Bahamas as an ideal destination for the fraternity’s meetings and conferences.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Agriculture Minister Kazim Hosein says he is pleased with the rice revitalization program, saying the initiative showcases Trinidad and Tobago’s dedication to elevating local production and securing its nation’s food sovereignty.