BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 22, 2019 (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says Guyana is on the verge of a sharp increase in economic growth, but immediate prospects partly depend on ending political uncertainty. It said that the coalition ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 20, 2019 (CMC) – The Jamaica government says the country is now embarking on the next phase of economic reforms, which will ensure that monetary policy delivers low, stable and predictable inflation. Finance and Public Service Minister, ...
Read More »Barbados Establishes Business, Labour And Society Advisory Council
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 20, CMC – The Barbados government, on Tuesday, announced the establishment of a Business, Labour and Civil Society Advisory Council (BLAC) on Caribbean integration matters. It said that the BLAC is in keeping with decisions of the ...
Read More »Caribbean Airlines Says It Will Not Buy Boeing 737 Max 8 Aircraft If It Fails To Meet Safety Requirements
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 14, 2019 (CMC) – The national airline of Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Airlines (CAL), says it will not acquire the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, if it is found that it does not ...
Read More »St. Vincent Prime Minister Hails LIAT Meeting In Barbados A Success
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 12, 2019 (CMC) – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, says progress has been made, regarding the future direction of the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, following a more than four hour meeting, here, ...
Read More »Antigua Government Says Canadian Court Dismisses Case Brought Against It
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, March 6, 2019 (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government says a Canadian court has dismissed a case, brought against it, by HMB Holdings, as the legal battle continues, over the acquisition of an estimated ...
Read More »Guyana Trades Union Congress Blasts RUSAL Over Failure To Meet To Discuss Strike; Calls For Arbitration
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 4, 2019 (CMC) – The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), today, accused the Russian-owned United Company RUSAL (RUSAL) of refusing to meet with a trade union delegation, to discuss the ongoing industrial action at the plant, because ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Seeking To Fund Micro, Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises With Dormant Bank Accounts
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 1, 2019 (CMC) – The Jamaica government says it has initiated steps to tap into an estimated J$50 billion in dormant bank accounts, in a bid to provide low-interest financing to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). ...
Read More »IMF Predicts More Than Two Percent Growth For St. Vincent And The Grenadines
WASHINGTON, DC February 25, 2019 (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) commended St. Vincent and the Grenadines, today, for “successfully reinvigorating” the local economy, but noted there were continuing challenges, in terms of making economic growth more sustainable, reducing ...
Read More »Trinidad And Tobago Central Bank Predicts Boost For Local Economy In 2019
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 25, 2019 (CMC) – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says the local economy should receive a boost in 2019, from the anticipated start-up of the Angelin gas platform during the ...
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