ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Grenada Authority for the Regulation of Financial Institutions, has revoked the license of WiPay, a Trinidad and Tobago electronic money service business which was established in 2017 but launched here in 2023.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced plans to  introduce a new minimum threshold for its Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) in response to pressure from the European Union (EU).

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Citi, one of the largest banks in the United States, has announced that it will cease its operations in Haiti after 50 years in operation.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Energy and Energy Industries Minister, Stuart Young, Tuesday said that he is pleased with the decision by Shell that it has taken a Final Investment Decision (FID) to proceed with its development of the Manatee gas field.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica agricultural sector is reported to have suffered damages estimated at more than one billion dollars (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) as a result of the passage of Hurricane Beryl  last week, Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister, Floyd Green has said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –  National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCBJ), through its philanthropic arm, NCB Foundation, on Friday announced the launch of a J$300-million disaster relief fund to support people affected by Hurricane Beryl, which ravaged several parts of the island earlier this week.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF) says they are supporting Trinidad and Tobago in the development of a public-private partnership that will improve cargo services at the port of Port of Spain, boosting trade and enhancing the country’s competitiveness.

NASSAU, Bahamas – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a Pan-African multilateral financial institution mandated to finance, facilitate, and promote intra and extra-African trade, says it has signed an agreement to avail a project preparation facility in favor of the Bahamas government.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts-Nevis government says it will be undertaking a comprehensive economic impact assessment of the annual music festival to determine whether changes are necessary to ensure its future sustainability.

WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday said it will make available immediately a total of US$56 million to Barbados after its executive board concluded the third review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana –  The Guyana government says the agricultural  sector earned more than GUY$919 million in revenue during the first half of this year from the export of non-traditional crops.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The president of Guyana,  Dr. Irfaan Ali says that by the end of 2027, the country  is likely to save US$60 million on the importation of corn, soya and shrimp – the three of commodities for which production is being ramped up.