JetBlue to Start US-Guyana Service
American low-cost airline JetBlue is planning to roll out scheduled services between New York and Georgetown in the near future. On Wednesday, staff members…
Economy & Trade
Antigua PM Supports Regional Credit Union Movement
Prime Minister, Hon Gaston Browne, has expressed strong support for the regional credit union movement, noting that these institutions play a critical role in…
Barbudans Demand Banking Services
Scores of Barbudans staged a picket outside the Antigua Commercial Bank (ACB) on Thames Street last Wednesday demanding that the financial institution “move with…
St. Lucia to Benefit from Taiwan and The Pan-American Development Foundation Agreement
The Embassy of Saint Lucia to the United States participated on April 11 in a signing ceremony between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative…
Digital Transformation Strategy to Launch Shortly in St. Kitts & Nevis
A digital transformation strategy aimed at making government more efficient when doing business with the public, private sector and the diaspora is expected to…
CCRIF to Provide US$220,000 to Young Caribbean Nationals in Support of Disaster Risk Management
CCRIF SPC is pleased to announce that for a fifth year in a row it will provide funding of over US$220,000 to Caribbean nationals…
St. Vincent Aims to Double Hotel Rooms
Some 1,000 new hotel rooms will open in St. Vincent “in very, very short order”, Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves says. He told the…
Jamaica and EU to Sign Nearly $3B Financing Agreement
The government is to sign two financing agreements with the European Union (EU) totalling nearly $3 billion, specifically to fund the Public Financial Management…
More Division Within CARICOM On Venezuela
The division among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries on the Venezuelan issue within the Organisation of American States (OAS) continued Tuesday as the Permanent Council…
LIAT 6% Salary Cut Is Not Enough
The cash-strapped, Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT, says despite pilots and its workers across all its destinations agreeing to a six per cent salary cut,…
Applications Open for CDB Youth Engagement Programme
Applications are now open for Vybzing 2019, the flagship youth engagement programme of the Caribbean Development Bank. Vybzing takes place as part of the…
Barbados Aims to Offer Free Health Care to Resident CARICOM Nationals
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is preparing a document to take to Cabinet which will provide for free health care for all CARICOM…