KINGSTON, Jamaica – President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), John Mahfood, says the upcoming Expo Jamaica 2023 provides the opportunity for businesses to jump-start exports coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Scotia Insurance Caribbean Limited (SICL) says it has closed the sale of its operations to the Jamaica-based GraceKennedy Financial Group Limited (GK).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The administrators of the digital payment wallet, Lynk, say they will shortly be launching a new line to its suite business client services, known as LynkBiz.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Dominican economy is “is expanding strongly” but faces headwinds from global inflationary shocks.

WASHINGTON, DC – A new report is recommending that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries accelerate the transition to a circular economy by overhauling laws and partnering more closely with the private sector to fund projects with a circular model.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is steadily moving closer to becoming a cashless society with the recent official launch of MyCash, a digital wallet by Paymaster.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's government will embark on a series of islandwide public consultations, to discuss issues relating to tourism and its impact on the national economy.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Justin Sun, Grenada’s immediate former Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is among nine people charged with fraud by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness said Jamaica has an opportunity to satisfy some of the regional demand for aggregates, noting that the demand has expanded significantly, as a result of the closure of large quarries serving the North American market.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government says the loan limit for a single applicant to the National Housing Trust (NHT) will increase by one million dollars to J$7.5 million (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) effective July 1 this year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Coffee production in Jamaica has increased by 5.1 percent last year with an export value of US$17 million, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister,  Pearnel Charles Jr has said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM Jamaica), has appeared before the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) as the USITC began its periodic review of the duty-free access of goods from Jamaica and the region to the United States.