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…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
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)…
Web3 is “democratizing” the way the Caribbean is doing business!
By: Staff Writer December 17, 2021 We are beyond Web2 and are now in the middle of the Web3 revolution, says a Caribbean technology expert, something she also says is…
“Bold and bright future” for Jamaica on electric vehicles “win-win”!
By: Staff Writer December 17, 2021 A Jamaican cabinet minister said that the country is charting a “bold and bright future” on its electric vehicle transition. Earlier this week the…