June 8, 2021 The Caribbean Regional Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) launched its virtual Caribbean Regional Climate Conference this week to address the effects of climate change in the…
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Belize
June 8, 2021 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Belize. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Belize hard. Following a successful…
Watch Out! This New Black-Owned BBQ Sauce Is Packing the Heat for The Summer!
June 8, 2021 Dami’s Famous Foods, a rising Black-owned food company currently known for its famous Turkey Chili sold exclusively at Brentwood Farmers Market, has unveiled its second food product…
Is Subsidiarity and enhanced cooperation the answers to a flourishing CARICOM Economy?
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com June 4, 2021 Coming on the heels of a Pandemic which continues to ravage the region despite a rollout of vaccines and attempts to get the…
CEDA head seeking transformation in “green economy” and “digitalisation” as his mandate- “Ramping up” in tourism and music industries for 2021.
By: Staff Writer June 1, 2021 The executive director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) says that he is seeking a transformation in the green economy and the digitalisation…
Making the UK-CARIFORUM EPA Work for Post-Brexit UK-CARIFORUM Trade
By: Alicia Nicholls June 1, 2021 As of January 1, 2021, the formal trading relationship between the United Kingdom (UK) and CARIFORUM countries (with the exception of Haiti) is no…
The Bahamas will boost resilient and inclusive growth with $140m IDB support
May 28, 2021 The Bahamas will boost resilient and inclusive growth to promote business continuity and competitiveness of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as well as their Blue Economy…
The Digital Design Centre for Handicraft Opens in Santo Domingo
May 25, 2021 Caribbean Export and the European Union support the development of the handicraft sector in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The Digital Design Centre to facilitate the enhancement…
Panama to strengthen MSMEs sustainability amid the pandemic with IDB support
May 25, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $150m loan to support the sustainability of Panama’s micro-, small- and mid-sized enterprises (MSMEs) amid the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Kennedy Funding Closes $2.3M Loan for Mixed-Use Property in Dominican Republic
May 25, 2021 An investment group in the Dominican Republic has turned to Kennedy Funding to secure a loan for their beachfront property on the country’s northern coast. The Englewood…