By: Staff Writer February 6, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in a recent report that carbon pricing mechanisms Climate change is one of…
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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,…
Latin America and the Caribbean Needs New Diversification Strategies amid a Global Shift in the Rules of Trade
February 3, 2026 The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, said today that given the current rupture to the international…
IDB: Export values increased in LAC
By: Staff Writer January 30, 2026 The Inter-American Development Bank said in a new report that export values increased across all Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) subregions, particularly in Central…
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…
LAC Billionaire’s could unlock $5BN annually for region
By: Staff Writer January 27, 2026 A new report from the Rockerfeller Foundation, “Five Agendas to Drive the Transformation of the Philanthropic Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean,” asserts…
Trinidad’s wages can’t cover basic needs
By: Staff Writer January 23, 2026 The Caribbean Society for Human Resource Professionals (CSHRP) in their recently released PayPulse 2025 said that Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Aruba,…
Venezuelan crude oil offloads at Caribbean hubs
January 23, 2026 Tankers have begun discharging Venezuelan crude oil at Caribbean islands, publicly signaling their activity in a move that marks a new trade order after the US exerted…