KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica continues to show positive signs of recovering from the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, after recording an estimated 6.3 per cent growth for the July to September quarter, relative to the corresponding period last year, Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dr. Wayne Henry has said.

NEW YORK, NY- (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The metaverse will soon be a place to not just buy virtual goods and meet avatars, but to also get essential public services, as governments prepare to enter the rapidly expanding digital world despite concerns about privacy and other rights.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told former employees of the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, that they have a choice to either accept or reject the compassionate settlement his administration has offered to them and says he sees no reasons for further talks on the matter.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says it will commence the national rollout of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) platform during the first quarter of 2022.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government has announced its support for an offer of 50 per cent of the severance payment owed to former employees of the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Mastercard and Trinidad & Tobago International Financial Center (TTIFC) have announced their partnership to develop and implement strategic solutions that advance digital and financial inclusion by supporting fintech companies on the island. This agreement between Mastercard and TTIFC will accelerate digitalization.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government of Guyana has announced a seven per cent salary increase for public servants, retroactive to January 1, this year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – As Jamaica’s tourism continues its strong rebound, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, says the sector is projected to surpass pre-pandemic figures by the end of 2024.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chairman of the Clarendon Alumina Production (CAP), Norman Reid, says tremendous strides have been made in the efforts to implement the first phase of the project to restart Jamalco’s operation that had been severely affected by an August 22 fire.

MIAMI, Florida - The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021, which recently passed both chambers of Congress and was signed into law by President Joe Biden today, will greatly benefit transportation projects across the United States, including those in South Florida.

TORONTO, Canada – Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. (Sagicor), a leading financial services provider in the Caribbean with a growing presence in the United States, has announced revenue of US$781.9 million in the third quarter, a 94 per cent increase year over year.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados’s public and private sectors have been told that in order for the island to build prosperity in a changing global environment, they must pursue trade with non-traditional partners.