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…
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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…
Weak competition in LAC at root of regions’ problems says IDB
By: Staff Writer January 20, 2026 The Inter-American Development Bank said in a recent study that weak competition in Latin America and the Caribbean is behind most of the region’s…
Jamaica Launches First‑Ever Multidimensional Poverty Index with Support from the Caribbean Development Bank
January 20, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank) in collaboration with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), officially…
The IDB said Caribbean economies will expand driven by tourism in 26
By: Staff Writer January 16, 2026 The Inter-American Development Bank’s latest Caribbean Economics Quarterly states that most economies will expand driven by tourism in 2026. Caribbean economies have demonstrated notable…
World Bank projects LAC Growth at 2.3% in 26
By: Staff Writer January 16, 2026 World Bank projects the growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2026 will be 2.3 percent and 2.7 percent in 2027.…
LAWSUIT FILED ALLEGING U.S. ENERGY GIANT AES AND PARTNERS COORDINATED A SCHEME TO MONOPOLIZE THE LNG-TO-POWER MARKET IN PANAMA AND THE REGION
January 16, 2026 Panamanian companies Sinolam LNG Terminal, S.A. and Sinolam Smarter Energy LNG Power Co. (together, “Sinolam”) today announced the filing of a civil action in the Circuit Court…
The IDB said region is maturing on cybersecurity
By: Staff Writer January 13, 2026 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in a recent cybersecurity report said that there is a general trend of perceived maturity of national cybersecurity policies…
ECLAC forecasts growth at 2.3% for 26 in LAC
By: Staff Writer January 9, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in a recent report said that they are forecasting growth at 2.3 percent for…