BRASALIA – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has released a new initiative aimed at helping the countries develop a new approach to strengthening their technical, operational, political and prospective (TOPP) institutional capacities.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says the trend of sluggish non-energy sector activity may have persisted during the second quarter of 2025.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States has announced support for the Trinidad and Tobago government’s Dragon gas proposal with Venezuela saying it will take “steps to ensure it will not provide significant benefit to the Maduro regime”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana has officially launched GuyExpo 2025 calling for large and small-scale businesses and entrepreneurs to take the opportunity to showcase their products to local and international customers.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government has described as a “very positive development”  for  the island, the latest ratings by the US-based Standard and Poor’s (S&P) that upgraded the country’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings from ‘BB-‘ to BB,’ while its outlook remains “positive”.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government said that it recognizes that the latest ratings by the United States-based Standard & Poor’s (S&P) is a confirmation of the country’s economic resilience and a call to action to address structural challenges, including stagnant gross domestic product (GDP) growth and the limited effectiveness of past policies to diversify the economy.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) says it has increased its efforts to drive the digital transformation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), with at least 500 businesses set to digitize one internal process this year under the European Union (EU)-funded ‘Digital Jamaica’ Project.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, is urging Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to act collectively to establish a regional minimum head tax in negotiations with cruise lines, warning that the sector is becoming less profitable for regional governments despite rising passenger volumes

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Private Sector Commission and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry have both welcomed the Government’s “Project Rescue Georgetown”, which aims to clean up, beautify and return Georgetown to its past glory of being a Garden City.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – ExxonMobil Guyana Wednesday said that along with its contractors, they have spent an estimated US$2.9 billion with Guyanese businesses since operations began in 2015.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Prominent Barbadian economist,  Dr. DeLisle Worrell, says Caribbean people are in danger of losing faith in the regional integration movement, CARICOM “simply because we have set goals for the regional organization which can no longer be attained”.

WASHINGTON, DC - The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it welcomes the “strong recovery” in Belize following the COVID-19 pandemic and the improved social outcomes and financial stability.