CASTRIES, St. Lucia –The Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has acknowledged that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will have a great impact on the economies of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

ROSEAU, Dominica –Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is predicting that an international airport will become a reality for Dominica by 2025 as he inked an agreement with the Canadian-based Montreal Management Consultants Establishment Limited (MMCE) on Wednesday night.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has launched an online risk management course aimed at improving the skills and competencies of regional tourism industry stakeholders.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says it is conducting an assessment of the impact of the proposals announced by the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations of a landmark deal that could help countries collect more taxes from big companies and enable governments to impose levies on United States tech giants such as Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali says the overall development of the country will be dependent on critical investments that help to provide the necessary pathway to secure a positive future for all Guyanese.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says it is working towards overhauling the interim regulations governing the cannabis industry.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –The Barbados government is being asked to provide more details regarding its investment in the Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT.

RIO DE JANEIRO, /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The economic impact of COVID-19 is having a devastating effect on the global tourism industry, especially in the Caribbean which could see an escalation of poverty for workers. Unions affiliated to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) from across the Caribbean held a virtual summit today to raise awareness of the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on jobs and communities in the region.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says it anticipates that the introduction of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), scheduled for 2022, will serve to bolster government service delivery and boost financial inclusion for a greater number of Jamaicans.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government Wednesday presented a budget that Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said reflects the fact that “our economy will not likely return to full capacity during the upcoming fiscal year”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Cabinet has granted approval for the Double Taxation Agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jamaica.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Competition is coming for telecommunications giants FLOW and Digicel, following Cabinet’s approval for a third service provider, Rock Mobile, to be granted a license to operate here.