September 18, 2026 A decade after regional and global leaders first came together to advance the Caribbean’s infrastructure agenda, the Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) has opened its milestone 10th edition…
Category: BUSINESS AND FINANCE
CIBC Caribbean Tops US$820 Million in Sustainable Finance Initiatives
September 18, 2026 CIBC Caribbean has arranged or invested approximately US$820 million in sustainable finance initiatives and financed more than 213 megawatts of clean energy assets across the Caribbean and…
Jamaica moves closer to oil drilling
By: Staff Writer September 15, 2026 United Oil & Gas PLC out of London, commissioned a a study on offshore drilling rig-availability and costs for its Walton-Morant licence off southern…
Digicel to focus on Caribbean as it sells El Salvador
September 15, 2026 Digicel has said it is maintaining focus on Caribbean despite the announcement of the sale of its El Salvador operations to General International Telecom El Salvador S.A.…
IDB and WTO say digital exports grew 500% in Caribbean since 2005
By: Staff Writer September 11, 2026 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in conjunction with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said in joint report that digitally delivered exports in the Caribbean…
World Bank says 55% of LAC working in informal sector
By: Staff Writer September 8, 2026 The World Bank Group said in a recently released report said that the informal sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has stubbornly…
Panama Canal under pressure from Hormuz Strait crisis
By: Staff Writer September 4, 2026 With the Strait of Hormuz under severe strain due to the ongoing Iran War, the Panama Canal faces considerable pressure to remain a viable…
Cuba to allow nationals in US to open businesses
By: Staff Writer September 4, 2026 The Cuban government in a historic move will now allow Cubans living in the United States to open up businesses on the island. Cuba’s…
IDB: Caribbean pensions risk depletion in next 2 decades
By: Staff Writer August 25, 2026 The Inter-American Development Bank said in a recent report that Caribbean social security systems are strained and its reserves are at risk of depletion…
ECLAC warns region’s growth insufficient for per capita growth
By: Staf Writer August 25, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in a new Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) said that…
Panama Canal restrictions spell chaos for shippers
By: Staff Writer August 21, 2026 The Panama Canal’s draught restrictions this year will spell chaos for ships transiting through the channel. The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) will cap daily…
Trump White House names several LAC countries aiding China in transshipment scam
By: Staff Writer August 18, 2026 The Trump White House released a report detailing the People’s Republic of China’s rerouting of goods through Latin American countries in efforts to bypass…