GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr.  Carla Barnett, says the decision of the World Bank to place a value of approximately US$407 billion on the region’s ocean economy ‘represents a vast, untapped potential to catalyze economic growth, create jobs and foster prosperity for our citizens”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados Central Bank (CBB) has announced plans to introduce a new payment system that it says will create a more inclusive financial ecosystem, eliminating barriers between banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions to allow seamless real-time transfers.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –  The Jamaica government says a total of 2,482 Jamaicans have travelled to the United States for employment between January and June this year under the H-2A and H-2B visa programmes.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s rapidly expanding oil and gas sector is set to benefit from over 160 sustained local jobs with the official opening of a Georgetown office of Japanese offshore engineering giant, Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Company Inc. (MODEC).

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) has officially launched the Caribbean AI Task Force, describing it as a bold and strategic initiative to coordinate the development and governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the region.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A new study has found that Jamaica could generate thousands of new jobs and record economic growth if the country transitions to a green economic model.

PARIS, France – The Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Friday gave the green light to the US-based oil company, Chevron to buy into one of the world’s most valuable oil development in the Caribbean country of Guyana, which holds more than 11 billion barrels of oil and is considered one of the most lucrative and fastest growing in the world.

WASHINGTON, DC – After remarkable recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has predicted “subdued growth” in the near term for Belize.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries now have an additional US$1.5 billion in financing available to them after Jamaica became the latest country to accede to the partnership agreement between CARICOM and the Egypt-based African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, on Wednesday said the longstanding ban on Guyana’s catfish exports to the United States is moving closer to being resolved.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has been removed from the European Union’s list of high-risk third countries for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The US-based oil and gas company, Predator Oil & Gas Holdings (Predator), with hydrocarbon operations and production activities focused on Morocco and Trinidad says it has experienced some short-term delays in the acquisition of Challenger Energy Group’s (CEG) operations in Trinidad and Tobago.