BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) says it has introduced digital soil scanning technology to support agriculture in Barbados.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government  says it will be seeking to “engage and apprise” the new Donald Trump administration in the United States of the importance projects being developed with Venezuela not only to Trinidad and Tobago but to the energy security for the region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana's government says the country’s ambitious economic diversification strategy is essential to dealing with a changing global economic situation due to policy changes in the United States and its influence on major economies.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The government of this British overseas territory, is working to establish a trade partnership with the Dominican Republic in a bid to lower the cost of goods for residents. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Energy Minister Lisa Cummins, says the government is nearing the long-awaited merger of three-state owned energy companies by April 1 this year.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname’s national energy, oil and gas company,  Staatsolie Friday launched a new bond aimed at raising US$250 million and Euro 50 million (One Euro=US$1.29 cents) to support its participation in the development of the GranMorgu offshore oil field in Block 58.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana recorded a steady increase in trade with China at the end of 2024, reaching a whopping US$1.4 billion.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says the country spent an estimated US$5,520.6 million importing goods and services during the period January to September last year, while earnings from total exports were valued at US$1,360.5 million.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) Wednesday projected that the island’s economy is poised for sustained growth in 2025 and beyond and that an annual average real gross domestic product (GDP) expansion rate of three percent is anticipated in the short- to medium-term.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Chandrikapersad Santokhi says the country’s  natural resources must contribute to a prosperous future for every Surinamese noting that collaboration at all levels is crucial for the transformation of the energy sector.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, says Guyana has been invited to chair a global coalition of the world’s newest oil-producing nations.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s unemployment rate has dropped to a new record low of 3.5 per cent, according to the latest statistics.