July 29, 2025 IDB Invest has supported access to mortgage loans for low-income families to purchase social housing in Colombia through a financial operation aimed at expanding the financing capacity…
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Jamaica’s $1BN Harmony Cove does not sacrifice the public purse says Holness
By: Staff Writer July 25, 2025 Jamaica’s newest $1 billion Harmony Cove Resort project is set to transform Trelawny Parish without burdening the taxpayers for its development, Prime Minister Andrew…
FDI in LAC up 7.1% in 2024
By: Staff Writer July 22, 2025 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in a recent foreign direct investment report said that that FDI inflows are up…
El Salvador halted bitcoin purchases after signing IMF deal
By: Staff writer July 22, 2025 The International Monetary Fuund (IMF) in their July 15 Article IV Consultation report for El Salvador warned that the country should continue to mitigate…
US to impose additional 10% tariffs on Caribbean exports
By: Staff Writer July 18, 2025 The Donald Trump administration is implementing a 10 percent tariff on the Caribbean and with African countries. Trump told reporters on Tuesday that: “We’ll…
St. Kitts and Nevis announces opening of bids for geothermal energy production
July 18, 2025 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission is pleased to announce another major milestone in the region’s sustainable energy journey: the official opening of bids for the…
Trump administration restored spectrum auction authority, Caribbean set to benefit
By: Staff Writer July 15, 2025 Brendan Carr, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States, said at the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication…
Belize: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission
July 15, 2025 An International Monetary Fund team led by Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov held discussions for the 2025 Article IV consultation with Belize during July 1—11. The team met with Mr.…
El Salvador: 2025 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility
July 15, 2025 El Salvador: 2025 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility, and Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press…
Dominican hemp producer ready to work with locals after Cannabis Symposium
By: Staff Writer July 11, 2025 Dominica held its first national cannabis symposium on July 9 and it sparked keen interest from one of its nationals living in Colorado who…
A landmark move positions Curaçao as the Caribbean’s digital innovation hub through sovereign, GPU-powered cloud infrastructure.
July 11, 2025 In a landmark move for the region, Blue NAP Americas, operator of the only Tier IV data center in the Caribbean, has partnered with Radian Arc, a…