Regional News
Grenada Cocoa increases price to farmers
An increase in price per tonne on the world market for cocoa has caused the Grenada Cocoa Association (GCA) to increase the amount it...
IDB provides funds to help the Bahamas promote renewable energy
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$ 170 million Conditional Credit Line for Investment Project (CCLIP) to advance deployment of renewable energy in...
Jamaica Gov’t urges freeze as coronavirus fears grow
People planning to travel between Jamaica and China have been urged to defer those arrangements amid a travel advisory issued by the Holness administration,...
Bahamas and United States sign open skies agreement
The Bahamas and the United States yesterday signed-off on a ‘historic’ air services agreement that is expected to pave the way for future economic...
ExxonMobil struck Another oil discovery in Guyana
ExxonMobil has struck another oil discovery offshore Guyana and has raised its estimate for recoverable resource base in Guyana to more than 8 billion...
Officials meeting in Bermuda to discuss unlocking n-tech’s benefits
Central bank officials will meet in Bermuda this week to agree on a framework that can help build robust fin-tech ecosystems in their countries....
Haiti reaches one-year free of Cholera
The cholera outbreak in Haiti that began in October 2010, affecting more than 820,000 people and killing 9,792, has been stopped in its tracks,...
Hurricane-Battered Bahamas Records Historic Tourist Arrivals In 2019
The Bahamas has recorded its highest recorded number of stopover visitors ever from the United States, and a whopping 7.2 million in total arrivals.
According...
Pompeo urges Caribbean to be wary of Chinese investments as Washington seeks closer relations
The United States on Wednesday urged Caribbean countries to be wary of accepting “easy money from countries like China” as Washington sought to improve...
Venezuela has ‘world’s highest murder rate’
Venezuela’s opposition leader said Wednesday that he wants the European Union to broaden sanctions against members of the Venezuelan government as a way to...
