WASHINGTON, DC - Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has warned that despite tourism being one of the most significant contributors to global output – providing jobs, incomes and livelihoods for millions of people – the sector remains susceptible to external shocks and crises, such as natural disasters, economic downturns, and pandemics.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The Bureau for the National Debt says Suriname is showing signs of economic growth, though slowly, predicting that it could reach 2.3 percent this year, up from 1.3 percent last year.
WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaica’s Finance Minister, Dr Nigel Clarke says his country has the “distinction” of being the only country in the Western Hemisphere that has been able to record higher economic output in real terms than for the similar quarter prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON, DC -Guyana is expected to record the highest growth among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries this year while Haiti will record under one percent growth in 2023, according to the latest World Economic Outlook, released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), John Mahfood, says the upcoming Expo Jamaica 2023 provides the opportunity for businesses to jump-start exports coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Scotia Insurance Caribbean Limited (SICL) says it has closed the sale of its operations to the Jamaica-based GraceKennedy Financial Group Limited (GK).
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The administrators of the digital payment wallet, Lynk, say they will shortly be launching a new line to its suite business client services, known as LynkBiz.
ROSEAU, Dominica – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Dominican economy is “is expanding strongly” but faces headwinds from global inflationary shocks.
WASHINGTON, DC – A new report is recommending that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries accelerate the transition to a circular economy by overhauling laws and partnering more closely with the private sector to fund projects with a circular model.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is steadily moving closer to becoming a cashless society with the recent official launch of MyCash, a digital wallet by Paymaster.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's government will embark on a series of islandwide public consultations, to discuss issues relating to tourism and its impact on the national economy.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Justin Sun, Grenada’s immediate former Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is among nine people charged with fraud by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness said Jamaica has an opportunity to satisfy some of the regional demand for aggregates, noting that the demand has expanded significantly, as a result of the closure of large quarries serving the North American market.
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