KINGSTOWN, St, Vincent – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has announced a cost-of-living initiative intended to benefit 3,000 people for three months.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana is moving ahead with plans to stage a second diaspora job fair in Suriname as the country seeks to fill critical labour gaps.

WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday said while still growing generally faster than the rest of the region, Caribbean economies are expected to slow in 2024 and 2025, on the back of deceleration in tourism.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Director of the Western Hemisphere Department (WHD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Rodrigo Valdes, says countries in the Caribbean lose 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in capital annually on average.

FORT LAUDERDALE – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Wednesday praised the Dominican Republic government for withdrawing proposed tax legislation that it said followed widespread consultation with the public and the private sector.

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Wednesday said that services exports from the region will increase at a double digit rate for the fourth consecutive year

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The Suriname government is hoping that more Chinese companies will become involved in the country’s oil and gas industry after the state-owned company, Staatsolie signed a production sharing contract with PetroChina.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says it has signed a new investment agreement with the Government of Jamaica to enhance the waterfront in Jamaica’s capital, Kingston. 

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname and Guyana have taken the first step towards achieving the joint exploitation of gas reserves off the coast of the two neighboring Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana –  A landmark bilateral business collaboration between the Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) and other bilateral chambers between Guyana, Canada and the Dominican Republic (DR) continues to expand, with Ghana Chamber of Commerce Guyana (GCCG) officially joining the initiative.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana has launched a new high-yielding rice variety known as ‘GRDB 18,’ as part of the efforts to modernize the agricultural sector through innovation and technology.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - President Irfaan Ali has told an international  business conference here that there are tremendous opportunities and avenues for the development of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to expand their operations in Guyana.