BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados government says it will be signing a bilateral investment treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – The government of Grenada says that effective January 01^st it will commence a method of compensation to workers both in the private and public sectors that will see the end of disparity in salary based on gender and at the same time enforce a minimum livable wage.

NEW YORK, New York – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has released ConectaLAC, a pioneering digital analytics platform that will help governments and investors identify opportunities and design cost-effective projects to close digital connectivity gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

NEW YORK, New York– On the occasion of the inaugural USA-Caribbean Investment Forum at the New York Marriott Marquis, Kenneth Bryan, Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization and Minister of Tourism of Cayman Islands spoke of the immense investment potential of the Caribbean region that beckons investors worldwide. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica - German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited, is launching a new industry in the country and is partnering with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, to create between 30 and 50 jobs in the first instance.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has upgraded Jamaica’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Rating from ‘B+’ to ‘BB-‘ with a stable outlook.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – More than a year after it submitted an application to the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ)  to operationalize its flagship strategic initiative, the Kingston-based conglomerate, JN Financial Group, says it has received approval from the central bank.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas Government Is Predicting That At Least 3,000 New Jobs Will Be Created Here Over The Next Three Years As A Result Of An Estimated Six Billion Dollars In Investments Over The Same Period.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica, noting that economic collaboration with Latin America (LATAM) has been limited, is calling on local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)  to tap into the LATAM markets in a bid to expand their businesses.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced that his administration will be adjusting the daily minimum wage and the income tax threshold.

NEW YORK, New York – The Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA), in collaboration with the Caribbean Consular Corps in New York, will be joining forces to host a US-Caribbean Investment Forum, on September 15-16, on the fringes of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 78). 

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Tuesday predicted that the region’s economies will maintain low levels of growth this year and next year, affected by a negative global and very complex regional economic outlook.