KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness, has outlined a comprehensive strategy aimed at transitioning Jamaica towards robust and inclusive economic growth.

GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands – During the first quarter of 2024, the British overseas territory recorded an increase in economic activity as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP).

WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says he Bahamian economy has staged a remarkable recovery following Hurricane Dorian in 2019 and the coronavirus (COVID-19).

WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says the value of goods exports from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) rose by 3.2 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2024, rebounding after a 1.6 per cent decline last year.

SANTIAGO, Chile –  The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says despite the Regional Poverty Rate, which rose with the COVID-19) ppandemic, declining to a level similar to 2014 and reaching the lowest level on record in last year, and estimated 172 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) still do not have enough income to meet their basic needs.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Guyana government says it is encouraged that three local companies will be involved in the  construction of the Jaguar Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A delegation from the Suriname state-owned oil company, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. (Staatsolie) has ended a visit in trinidad aimed at enhancing knowledge exchange and capacity building between the two oil producing Caribbean countries.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Central bank governors ended a two-day meeting on Friday, addressing pressing economic issues and strengthen the region’s financial systems, with a focus on key topics such as financial stability, cybersecurity, and regional economic performance.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The Premier of this British Overseas territory, Juliana O’Conner-Connolly on Friday  that public sector employees can look forward to a US $2,000 Christmas bonus .

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – G-Mining Ventures Corporation – a Canadian mining company  is aiming to produce 350,000 ounces of gold annually when its US$1.5 Billion Oko West Project begins operation here in 2027.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Business Council (OBC) says it is seeking to enhance its advocacy for the private sector in the Eastern Caribbean.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBB), John Rolle, Monday said that the local economy continued to expand over the first three quarters of 2024, however, the available indicators of growth slowed in comparison to 2023.