GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Aviation regulators, accident investigators and industry leaders from nearly 60 countries began a two-day meeting here on Tuesday with President Irfaan Ali urging then to seriously consider the impact artifical intelligence (AI) will have on the global aviation industry as well as safety.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it is strengthening its collaboration with the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) to support the development of a more robust pipeline of Caribbean investment opportunities and improve connections between regional projects and prospective investors.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr Irfaan Ali says his government is preparing to launch a new investment vehicle aimed at mobilising funds from Guyanese living overseas for major development projects.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts and Nevis government has launched Retail Bond offering a fixed annual interest rate of 4.5 per cent over a two-year period and a plea from the Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Timothy Antoine for greater participation in investment opportunities.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) Wednesday said it has executed the final commercial agreements with Shell Trinidad and Tobago Limited (Shell) in support of the Aphrodite project.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana is advancing plans for its first gas-focused development in the Stabroek Block, with the government reviewing the Longtail Project’s Field Development Plan and production licence application, according to the recently released 2026 Mid-Year Report.

CAYENNE, French Guiana – President of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) General Conference of Ministers, Dominic Smith, is calling on the region to play an active role in shaping its digital future as artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies continue to transform economies and societies.

NEW YORK, New York - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean and African countries have a duty to create their own trade routes, to be able to ensure that they have the credit ratings that are credible, independent, and fair, as opposed to ones that are going to rate countries with similar circumstances but different geographies.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Tuesday said it has completed its audited financial statements for a three-year period beginning in 2017 “marking a significant step in strengthening transparency, financial accountability and governance across the organisation.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname has signed a five-year cooperation agreement with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) designed to accelerate economic diversification and the local processing of raw materials and agricultural products.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Prime Minister Mark Phillips says Guyana’s trade with China reached approximately US$1.8 billion in 2025, while the country’s exports to the Asian market climbing to a record US$501 million.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - President Irfaan Ali has told senior representatives from the banking and private sectors, entrepreneurs and community stakeholders that the soon to be established Guyana Development Bank (GDB) will serve as a transformative instrument that will expand access to finance while creating a broader ecosystem of mentorship, technical support and market opportunities.