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TRELAWNY, Jamaica February 28, 2020 — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says farmers should take a more businesslike approach to their trade, and take advantage of the numerous opportunities the industry now offers. Delivering the keynote address at the 65th Hague ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 25, 2020 (CMC) – Sugar workers staged a peaceful protest here, today, for salary increases, after their union — The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) – accused the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) of not wanting ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica February 21, 2020 — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) reported a significant increase in credit, extended by deposit-taking institutions, to businesses and households for the 12-month period, ending December 2019. BOJ Governor, Richard Byles, said credit to businesses ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 20, 2020 (CMC) – Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 4.7 percent in 2019 – the biggest growth, since 2014. This was disclosed by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, as spoke at a sod-turning ceremony for the ...

NASSAU, Bahamas, February 18, 2020 (CMC) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) says that Brian Frontin, a Trinidadian, has been elected President of the Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives (CSHAE) during a meeting, here, on Saturday. For ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 18, 2020 (CMC) – Efforts are being made for the establishment of a World Trade Centre, here, by the end of 2020. According to the Florida-headquartered, Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) that has initiated efforts to ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 10, 2020 (CMC) – Guyana announced, today, that it had completed and published the local content policy for the oil and gas sector. “It promotes education, inclusion, and advancement of Guyanese persons, who demonstrate expertise and experience ...

AFRICA February 7, 2020 — Foreign investor interest in Africa continues to rise, supporting major construction projects in the infrastructure, commercial and industrial space, across the continent, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The data company — ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 7, 2020 (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, today, that Barbados continues to make good progress, in implementing its economic reform program, and that its international reserves reached US$740 million, at the end of 2019. ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago February 6, 2020 –– The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has issued effective offshore exploration licences, for the Carlisle Bay and Bimshire blocks, to BHP Petroleum. Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Wilfred ...