CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia government says it regards the four-day 2026 Caribbean Investment Summit (CIS26) as representing a strategic platform to strengthen regional cooperation, reinforce international credibility and ensure that investment migration continues to support sustainable national development.

SANTIAGO, Chile - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says tax revenues rose in more than half of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2024, with the largest gains occurring in those that implemented major tax reforms.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands — Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has warned supermarkets and importers across the territory that government concessions introduced to ease rising,  living costs must benefit consumers and not be absorbed through excessive markups. 

NASSAU, Bahamas - The Bahamas government says it has acquired all outstanding shares of the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) in a deal Prime Minister Philip Davis said will cut electricity bills for customers by an average of 37 per cent.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Trade between Guyana and Brazil has grown sharply over the past four years, climbing from about US$58 million in 2020 to US$1 billion in 2026, according to Brazil’s Ambassador Maria Cristina de Castro Martins. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is conducting a readiness assessment examining how can the region develop bilateral trade arrangements that can contribute to its resilience and development in a manner that is different from the past.

HOUSTON - Guyana has told an international energy conference that the global conversation must shift from “energy transition to energy balance,”  and that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country is living proof that the model works.

Couva, Trinidad & Tobago — At a time when the region is celebrating Female Founders Month and Mother’s Month, Vision to Velocity 2026 has emerged as a powerful reminder that Caribbean women are not only building businesses—they are building legacy.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The chief executive officer of the CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO), Dr. Patrick Antoine, Tuesday said that the Caribbean could benefit from having trading relations with other global countries that its main traditional partner, the United State, but that it would require the region putting in pace a number of initiatives.

Caribbean — As the world recognizes Female Founders Month, Caribbean POSH marks a powerful milestone, 10 years of amplifying, connecting, and elevating Caribbean women across the region and its global diaspora.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana's government says it will be providing three billion dollars (One Guyana dollar) to support rice farmers impacted by higher fertiliser and fuel costs linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East involving Israel, the United States and Iran.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The World Bank Group (WBG) says its agreement with the Trinidad and Tobago government for the establishment and operation of offices here will allow for the advancement of structured public-private partnerships (PPP) as a mechanism for national development.