By: Staff Writer June 19, 2026 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said in their State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026 – Latin America and…
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Serial Entrepreneur Mercelyn “Kerry” Francis Launches BLOME Beauty — a Trademarked Beauty Brand Expanding Across the U.S. and Jamaica
June 19, 2026 BLOME Beauty, which stands for “Beautiful Lips Often Mean Elegance,” was inspired by Kerry’s passion for healthy, glowing lips and elevated everyday beauty. “My daughter and I…
Fitch Ratings: Venezuelan oil sector revival to help rising oil prices
By: Staff Writer June 12, 2026 Fitch Ratings said in a new regional report that the revival of the Venezuelan oil sector will assist with dampening the pressure from the…
Panama Canal draft lowering revives 2023 drought fears
By: Staff Writer June 12, 2026 The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced a reduction in the maximum authorised draft for vessels transiting its Neopanamax locks, a move likely to…
Dukharan: Caribbean Monthly Economic Report
June 12, 2026 POOR PLANNING – WHY 2/3 OF THE ENERGY PRODUCED IS WASTED Yes, you read right – two thirds of the energy produced globally is WASTED, according to…
FAO: Agricultural Productivity needs sustainability
By: Staff Writer June 9, 2026 The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said in a new report that agricultural productivity needs sustainability and without it the development in agriculture will…
Choko Lakay Expands Market Reach Through Strategic Export Support
June 9, 2026 Haitian cocoa processor Choko Lakay is steadily building an international presence, demonstrating how targeted export development support can help Caribbean firms strengthen competitiveness, improve market readiness, and access new buyers. Founded…
Afreximbank Deepens Engagement with Jamaica to Drive Trade, Investment and Industrialisation
June 9, 2026 In a move to highlight the strategic importance of the Jamaican market within the Caribbean and the country’s growing role in regional trade and investment, the African…
Measuring success in Caribbean development depends on happiness of the recipient
By: Staff Writer June 5, 2026 Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, president of the OPEC Fund for International Development, said at the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 56th Annual Meeting being held at the…
ECLAC: LAC needs to redouble efforts to promote productive transformation
By: Staff Writer June 5, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in their Panorama of Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean…
Afreximbank Deepens Commitment to Economic Progress in The Bahamas
June 5, 2026 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) held a high-level roadshow in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 29 May, aimed at deepening engagement with key stakeholders and businesses across the…
CBD President: Uncertainty not an excuse to region’s challenges
By: Staff Writer June 2, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president said at the opening of the opening of the 56th Annual Meeting that uncertainty cannot be the excuse…