June 12, 2026 POOR PLANNING – WHY 2/3 OF THE ENERGY PRODUCED IS WASTED Yes, you read right – two thirds of the energy produced globally is WASTED, according to…
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FAO: Agricultural Productivity needs sustainability
By: Staff Writer June 9, 2026 The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said in a new report that agricultural productivity needs sustainability and without it the development in agriculture will…
Choko Lakay Expands Market Reach Through Strategic Export Support
June 9, 2026 Haitian cocoa processor Choko Lakay is steadily building an international presence, demonstrating how targeted export development support can help Caribbean firms strengthen competitiveness, improve market readiness, and access new buyers. Founded…
Afreximbank Deepens Engagement with Jamaica to Drive Trade, Investment and Industrialisation
June 9, 2026 In a move to highlight the strategic importance of the Jamaican market within the Caribbean and the country’s growing role in regional trade and investment, the African…
Measuring success in Caribbean development depends on happiness of the recipient
By: Staff Writer June 5, 2026 Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, president of the OPEC Fund for International Development, said at the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 56th Annual Meeting being held at the…
ECLAC: LAC needs to redouble efforts to promote productive transformation
By: Staff Writer June 5, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in their Panorama of Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean…
Afreximbank Deepens Commitment to Economic Progress in The Bahamas
June 5, 2026 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) held a high-level roadshow in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 29 May, aimed at deepening engagement with key stakeholders and businesses across the…
CBD President: Uncertainty not an excuse to region’s challenges
By: Staff Writer June 2, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president said at the opening of the opening of the 56th Annual Meeting that uncertainty cannot be the excuse…
IDB Invest and Trinidad Tissues Partner to Expand Caribbean Manufacturing and Export Capacity
May 29, 2026 IDB Invest has signed a financing agreement of up to $30 million with Trinidad Tissues Limited (TTL) – one of the largest integrated tissue manufacturers in the…
SMEs in the LAC still face persistent challenges
By: Staff Writer May 26, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in its CEPAL Review for 2025 that Small and Medium Sized Businesses (SMEs)…
Multidimensional poverty dropping in LAC
By: Staff Writer May 8, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in their “Multidimensional poverty index for Latin America” that multidimensional poverty is dropping…
US and LAC countries unite for Panama over China control
By: Staff Writer May 1, 2026 The office of the United States Secretary of State in a statement issued on April 28, said Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and…