Produced By: Marla Dukharan January 21, 2022 Late last year the USA, EU, and OECD convinced 136 countries (except Nigeria, Kenya, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) to agree to implement a…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Dominica Ranks as One of the Safest Country in the Caribbean and Latin America in New Citizenship Report
January 21, 2022 The Commonwealth of Dominica has been crowned as one of the safest places in the Caribbean and Latin America in a new one-of-a-kind report by the world’s leading government advisory and marketing firm, CS…
Bahamas Mobile Lab to be Upgraded with Support from the EU and CDB
January 18, 2022 Businesses in The Bahamas will be better able to meet international criteria under a new project valued at over EUR 400,000 which is being supported by the…
IMF Staff Concludes 2022 Virtual Staff Visit to Grenada
January 18, 2022 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those…
Bahamas gets CDB help for Metrology Lab-EU standby facility at work!
By: Staff Writer January 14, 2022 The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) receives grant from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to enhance its technical capacity via a metrology laboratory. Michael…
30 percent growth in the liquor market thanks to COVID-19!
By: Staff Writer January 11, 2022 A Miami based Liquor distributor is seeing positive signs of growth in the Caribbean and Central America, says that sales are 30 percent above…
Potential gains from bridging the digital gaps are significant for the Caribbean, says IDB
By: Staff Writer January 11, 2022 The key for the Caribbean refocusing on growth post COVID-19 pandemic is to develop its digital infrastructure says the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The…
French-Based Publication Praises Dominica as the “Secret Pearl of the Caribbean”
January 22, 2022 The Commonwealth of Dominica’s flourishing eco-tourism industry promises an unspoiled paradise, offering tourists world-class experiences with minimal impact on the environment. Dominica, affectionately known as the “Nature Island,”…
ExxonMobil makes two discoveries offshore Guyana
January 7, 2022 Fangtooth and Lau Lau discoveries will add to previous recoverable resource estimate of 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels Positive result supports strategy to test deeper exploration targets within…
Digital design training enhances skills of handicraft professionals in Haiti and Dominican Republic
January 7, 2022 20 jewellers from Haiti and Dominican Republic complete digital design workshop to enhance production capacity Participants will hold a binational jewellery exhibition in February 2022 Training coordinated…
EXCLUSIVE: Grenada PM speaks on Kawana Bay project failure- Developer “didn’t follow the rules”!
By Staff Writer December 17, 2021 Months after True Blue Development Ltd (TBDL) took the Government of Grenada to the World Bank International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)…