LISLE – Caribbean countries are being urged to accelerate workforce training and education in artificial intelligence as industries across the region prepare for rapid technological change and growing global competition.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has allocated J$250 million (US$1.6 million) for the second phase of its Hurricane Melissa recovery programme, targeting farmers who were excluded from the initial round of assistance.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Financial regulators in Barbados are monitoring suspicious financial transactions involving millions of dollars allegedly linked to funds misappropriated from Malaysia’s state-owned 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's government says the mining sector remains a cornerstone of the local economy, driving 85 per cent of traditional exports and contributing significantly to national development, while accounting for approximately two per cent of gross domestic product (GDP).
QUITO, Ecuador - The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE) Wednesday said that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) accounted for approximately 11 per cent of global oil supply last year with regional oil production increasing by 20 per cent.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad-based international consulting firm, Leve Global Limited, says it has been engaged by the Dominica government to develop the Sustainability Plan and Strategic Framework for the island’s agro-processing facility.
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.
