ECLAC says boosting trade can help build food security

By: Staff Writer October 29, 2024 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in their recent report, International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024…

CIBC making way for sustainable finance and environmental trading

By: Staff Writer October 25, 2024 CIBC Caribbean, said in a release that the Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) provided event goers with an opportunity to “engage in workshops on Sustainable…

Governments from Latin America and the Caribbean Endorse ECLAC’s Recommendations for Achieving the Transformations that the Region Needs

October 25, 2024 The Fortieth Session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) concluded today in Lima, Peru, with Member States and associate members recognizing and endorsing the…

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Honduras and Reaches Staff-Level Agreement

October 22, 2024 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ricardo Llaudes visited Tegucigalpa during October 7-18, 2024. The mission was a continuation of presential and virtual discussions in recent months. At…

Panama Canal expecting 225 ship transits for 24-25: Expansion and use may displace thousands.

By: Staff Writer October 11, 2024 As the Panama Canal begins to fill from the months long drought, it is expecting a very busy remainder of 2024 and 2025 year…

Scale up adaptation to climate challenges for Caribbean Agriculture

By: Staff Writer October 8, 2024 Senior Agriculture professions highlight the need for climate awareness for a sustainable agriculture future at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture being held in St…

Artificial intelligence will change the Caribbean

October 8, 2024 On Tuesday, September 24, it was tropically warm again during the well-attended meeting of Caribbean Business Hub at the Curaçao House in The Hague. CBH is a…

Four dead in Venezuelan barge sinking

By: Staff Writer October 4, 2024 Four people are confirmed dead in a Venezuelan barge sinking last week as the country’s state run oil company scrambles to recover from the…

Rihanna’s game-changing beauty brands to launch in the Caribbean

October 4, 2024 Rihanna is bringing her game-changing beauty brands, Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin and Fenty Eau De Parfum, to the Caribbean and exclusively to John Bull. The Bahamas among…

The Caribbean will starve if US dockworker strike prolonged

By: Staff Writer October 1, 2024 The Caribbean, heavily dependent on imports from the US and using their ports as transshipment points from around the world and even from around…

DUKHARAN: Caribbean Monthly Economic Report

October 1, 2024 T&T’s external debt and homicide numbers reach record highs; Bermuda recorded its 6th consecutive quarter of real growth; Guyana’s growth projections for 2024 move higher than initial…

IDB Invest, Bancolombia and Atlas Renewable Energy Announce Investment to Boost Colombia’s Energy Transition

September 27, 2024 IDB Invest, Bancolombia, and Atlas Renewable Energy, a global leader in clean energy generation, have strengthened their commitment to mitigating climate change by finalizing a long-term financial…