Finding the Right Solution: Gidden Augustin, Managing Director of IT Consulting Company ‘islandTEK’

February 15, 2022 St Lucian entrepreneur Gidden Augustin always dreamed of starting his own company after growing up on his parents’ farm and seeing his father manage the family business.…

ExxonMobil starts production at Guyana’s second offshore development

February 15, 2022 Production from Liza Unity vessel to reach 220,000 barrels of oil per day later this year Accelerated development brings Guyana production capacity to more than 340,000 barrels…

Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the Death of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua

February 15, 2022 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) condemns the death of the political prisoner General (r) Hugo Torres detained by the Nicaraguan regime and…

Ukraine and CARICOM Ambassadors confer in Washington

February 15, 2022 CARICOM Ambassadors in Washington and the Ambassadors of Ukraine to the United States and the United Nations held a meeting this morning to review the situation in…

CARICOM Secretary-General extends condolences on the passing of former Belize Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel

February 15, 2022 CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has expressed profound sorrow at the passing of former Belize Prime Minister Sir Manuel Esquivel. Dr Barnett sent a message of condolence…

CARICOM Statement on the situation along the Ukrainian Border

February 15, 2022 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned by the on-going developments along the Ukraine border and calls on all parties involved to act responsibly and with self-restraint…

CDB, EU increase trade support to Belize with new programme 

February 15, 2022 “CDB, as the second largest contributor to the Government of Belize’s current suite of development-related projects, has clearly signalled our intent to sustain and increasingly collaborate with…

IMF Staff Concludes Virtual Visit to Barbados

February 15, 2022 Following a modest economic recovery in 2021, Barbados continues to face economic challenges owing to the global pandemic. Implementation of the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT)…

IMF Staff and Suriname Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the First Review of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility

February 15, 2022 The IMF staff team and Surinamese authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of the authorities’ economic recovery program supported by the Extended Fund Facility…

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Dominica

February 15, 2022 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded on February 2 the Article IV consultation with Dominica. [1] The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll at…

EDITORIAL: Jamaica is upside down now!

February 11, 2022 While we watch Marion Hall/Lady Saw versus Spice and Shenseea and the other young female artists, the country is being drenched in the blood of the people…

AUDIO: Devotions led by Fr Walcott Bain

February 11, 2022 Devotions led by Father Walcott Bain of St Andrew’s Parish Exuma, The Bahamas.