By: Staff Writer March 6, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) director of economics said at the bank’s annual media event held this past Tuesday that inflation in the region…
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Fitch Upgrades Aruba to ‘BBB’; Outlook Positive
March 6, 2026 FitchRatings has upgraded Aruba’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-‘, and the Short-Term Foreign-Currency and Local-Currency IDRs to ‘F2’ from ‘F3’.…
Is The Caribbean Emerging As A Global Wealth And Investment Platform?
February 27, 2026 For decades, the Caribbean has been defined in global imagination by tourism – sun, sea, and sand. But new economic data and shifting investment patterns suggest a…
Farmers in Jamaica to Benefit from Matching Grant Scheme with Support from CDB
February 20, 2026 Farmers in Jamaica will soon gain improved access to financing through a recently launched Matching Grant Scheme (MGS) by the Government of Jamaica in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB…
IDMAPS: A Jamaican Startup Scaling Digital Trust Through the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator Programme
February 17, 2026 In 2025, Jamaican technology startup Innovative Data Mining & Advanced Analytics Partners (IDMAPS) was selected as a beneficiary of the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator, a flagship programme funded…
Jamaica Unveils Landmark Essex Valley Agro-Processing Facility with CDB and UK Support
February 10, 2026 The Government of Jamaica has marked a major milestone in the transformation of its agriculture sector with the official launch of the Essex Valley Agro‑Processing Facility and…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with The Bahamas
February 6, 2026 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation with The Bahamas[1] and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting,…
Jamaica hit 60% debt to GDP target says Holness
By: Staff Writer January 30, 2026 Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, said at The International Economic Forum Latin America and Caribbean 2026 being held in Panama that his country…
The Caribbean Is Growing — But Only One Country Is Changing The Game
January 30, 2026 The Caribbean is entering a new growth cycle, according to the latest regional forecasts from the World Bank. After years of uneven recovery, several economies are projected…
Multi-level, virtual regional crop protection training starts for CARICOM Agriculture stakeholders
January 30, 2026 Hundreds of stakeholders in the agriculture sector in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are participating in a six-week course aimed at building capacity in crop protection. The…