KINGSTON, Jamaica – Agriculture Minister Floyd Green, has charged the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Grace Kennedy (GK) Insurance team to have more farmers sign up for coverage under the GK Weather Protection Programme.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The government of Haiti has announced a US$44 million donation from Qatar to support security and socioeconomic recovery.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it has partnered with RevUP Caribbean to launch the RevUP Founders Growth and Community Support Network, regarded as a dynamic digital ecosystem designed to provide lifelong support to Caribbean entrepreneurs.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - ExxonMobil Guyana Limited Wednesday announced that the daily production in the Stabroek Block has increased to 900,000 barrels.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Guyana Expo 2025 opened here on Thursday night with President Irfan Ali announcing a US$200 million initiative that is set to become operational before the end of the first quarter of 2026.

BELÉM, Brazil – Guyana and Suriname are among seven Amazon countries that have launched a new initiative aimed mobilizing more than one billion US dollars to accelerate investments in water security, clean energy, and resilient urban infrastructure, with a multisectoral and territorial approach.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali Tuesday said that he will fully support the implementation of Guyana’s gas monetisation plan before the end of his term in 2031.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, Tuesday said Guyana now stands among the best-managed new oil-producing countries as Georgetown signed a production sharing agreement (PSA) for the shallow-water Block S4 offshore Guyana with a consortium of international companies comprising QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies, and PETRONAS.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - President Jennifer Greelings-Simons has sought to clarify reports that the Suriname government has been holding talks with the Chinese multinational Chinalco, insisting that her administration is not holding discussions with Chinalco.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has described the damage to the agricultural sector as “catastrophic” , noting that it has delivered a crippling blow to farmers, fishers and rural communities whose livelihoods are now at extreme risk.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says the Government of Jamaica will receive a full payout of US$150 million under its catastrophe insurance coverage .

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The total estimated damage to some local manufacturers following the passage of Hurricane Melissa has been placed at J$250 billion.