LOS ANGELES, CA – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called for greater coordination among governments and private-sector tourism partners across the Americas, to better plan for and manage crises impacting the sector and protect workers.
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St. Vincent Enters Deal With Holiday Inn for Construction of Hotel Near Argyle International Airport
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has signed a contract for the construction of a state-funded 92-room Holiday Inn Express and Suites, with Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves reiterating that the state has no interest in becoming a hotelier.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname –Government has announced an increase in the price of fuel products here even as the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country battles with rising prices for basic goods and services.
HAMILTON, Bermuda — Bermuda’s first digital bank has been given the green light to start operations and could be up and running as early as September.
SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the war in Ukraine had quickened inflation, reduced growth and increased poverty in Latin American and the Caribbean.
NEW YORK – Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President and CEO Andrew Kimball, together with regional leaders, released a report on Thursday, showing that the NYC Metro is leading the country on jobs and funding in the life sciences industry. The report compares the NYC Metro region to other metro areas and shows the full scale and strength of the region’s life sciences ecosystem.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Britain’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller, says her country has become the single largest trading partner with Guyana after indicating that trade between the two countries had amounted to GPB 560 million (One British Pound=US$1. 25 cents) last year.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The economy is estimated to have grown by 8.1 percent during fiscal year 2021/22, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has reported.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – From June 5th, 10,000 Jamaicans will be recruited to work on cruise ships overseas, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has disclosed.
ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica government has defended its decision to pass the Virtual Asset Business legislation saying the emergence of virtual assets regionally and globally has generated growing public interest and diverse legislative responses.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says the island’s economy is doing well and that the foreign exchange market has remained relatively stable since the start of the year.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana on Wednesday signed a US$260 million agreement with a Chinese joint venture company for the construction of a new crossing over the Demerara River.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government says it is actively pursuing efforts aimed at introducing unemployment insurance for workers as the country Monday observed labor Day.
