Trinidad and Tobago: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Trinidad and Tobago
March 11, 2022 Trinidad and Tobago faced unprecedented challenges in 2020–21. The combined effects of COVID-19 and energy production and price shocks pushed the economy further into recession. A decisive…
Suriname to Advance in Restoring Macroeconomic and Fiscal Sustainability with IDB Support
March 11, 2022 Suriname will implement a program to restore its macroeconomic and fiscal sustainability with a $50 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The loan will help Suriname to…
Panama will Advance in its Digital Transformation with IDB Support
March 11, 2022 THE $60 MILLION LOAN WILL SUPPORT THE STRENGTHENING OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY’S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM Panama will promote the digital transformation of management and public services with a $60 million…
OAS General Secretariat Forms a High-Level Group to Promote the Implementation of the Recommendations of the EOMs on the Political Participation of Women
March 11, 2022 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), through the Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation (DECO), formed a High-Level Group to promote the implementation…
IMF Staff Completes Virtual Visit to Costa Rica and Reaches Staff-Level Agreement
March 11, 2022 The IMF reached a staff-level agreement with the Costa Rican authorities on policy measures for the completion of the first and second reviews of Costa Rica’s Fund-supported…
IDB Supports Jamaica’s Strengthening of Policy, Fiscal Management COVID Response
March 11, 2022 Jamaica will strengthen the public policy and the efficiency and effectiveness of fiscal management to address the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19, with a $100 million loan approved…
Antigua and Barbuda Ambassador questions legislation before US House of Representatives on Citizenship by Investment
March 11, 2022 Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders, today wrote members of two Committees in the US House of Representatives, questioning an Act directed…
EDITORIAL: Back to regular problems now!
March 8, 2022 The region seems to be getting back to regular problems now. The latest regular problem is with our financial centres being under attack. The loss of correspondent…
AUDIO: Devotions led by Fr Andrew Toppin
March 8, 2022 Devotions led by Rev’d Fr. Andrew Toppin, Rector of St James’ Church Adelaide New Providence, The Bahamas.
COMMENTARY: MESSAGE FROM DR. CARLA N. BARNETT SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 March 2022
By: Dr Carla Barnett March 8, 2022 It is a distinct honour and pleasure for me to celebrate our women and girls across the Caribbean Community on International Women’s Day.…
De-risking has impacted trade and tourism in the Caribbean says new report!
By: Staff Writer March 8, 2022 SWIFT data reveals that active correspondents decreased worldwide by nearly 25 percent in the last 10 years with the Caribbean making up over 49…