MIAMI, Florida —  PortMiami recorded 1,254,064 twenty-foot equivalent units up 17.6% the busiest year in cargo activity in the Port's history for the Fiscal Year 2021, which started October 1, 2020, and ended September 30, 2021. The increase in volumes did not generate any vessel congestion or delays at the Port’s main shipping channel.

LONDON, UK – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley received assurances from oil and gas giants Shell and BP of their commitment to the twin-island republic’s energy future, when he met with officials at their offices here on Thursday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government has defended its decision to seek funding from China for projects here, saying that Beijing makes “softer” loans available than other countries.

BELMOPAN, Belize –Belize has resumed shipment of corn to Guatemala, 13 years after the last shipment, even though the two countries have signed a preferential trade agreement in 2006 that came into effect four years later.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government of Guyana is pursuing the development of a deep-water harbor in the Atlantic Ocean to accommodate large vessels, a project which once completed will also benefit other South American Countries including Suriname, Brazil, and possibly French Guiana.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – More than 1,000 people are expected to be employed when the US oil giant, ExxonMobil, gets the nod for its proposed Yellowtail petroleum, according to a document circulated here on Monday night.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana– Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha Tuesday welcomed the launch of a five-year sustainable agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) project, saying that it will provide opportunities and capacity for women and youths in various agricultural market systems in the region.

MIAMI, Florida – Respected Caribbean hotelier Nicola Madden-Greig has been named the new president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT), Dr. Alvin Hilaire, says Caribbean countries, have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus (COVID-19) as many of the economies are highly dependent on tourism.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has earned an estimated US$1.7 billion since it re-opened its tourism sector in June last year, Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has said.

DUBAI, UAE – Guyana says EXPO 202O Dubai, the six-month trade exposition here provides it with an opportunity needs to seek investments in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country so as to convert “its abundant resources – material and human –   into wealth and into human prosperity”.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says the country is fortunate that none of the regulatory and financial institutions had been targeted following the release of the Pandora Papers.