GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 4, 2022 - CARICOM Heads of Government have adopted and opened for signature, the Protocol to Amend the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean Community and the CARICOM Single Market and Economy to allow Enhanced Cooperation among Member States and to address Related Issues.
AMBERGIS CAYE, Belize, March 2, 2022 - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says In the wake of concerns by the Caribbean Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) about whether Guyana’s local content legislation is breaching CARICOM Single Market rules, Heads of Government have agreed to consider what the amount of local content should be and over what period.
BELMOPAN, Belize, March 1, 2022 - Outgoing Chair of CARICOM, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne, has called for a shifting of gears to close implementation gaps associated with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
BELMOPAN, Belize, March 1, 2022 - CARICOM Secretary General Carla Barnett says as CARICOM approaches its 50th anniversary milestone, the Regional organization should seize the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation’s “Twenty-five by 2025 Initiative,” which aims to reduce extra-regional agri-food imports by 25% by 2025, in response to a mandate given by the Heads of Government.
HAMILTON, Bermuda- February 28, 2022 -BUSINESS WIRE - The Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) and its partners say that Bermuda is committed to cooperation and compliance in relation to global tax standards. This follows the European Union’s (EU) Code of Conduct Group, inclusion of Bermuda, on the state of play document (Annex II).
Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mia Mottley yesterday announced that Guyana is set to join the Regional Security System (RSS)—the Eastern Caribbean bloc which was created in 1982 to counter threats to the stability of the region and for the defence and security of the region.
Washington, DC - February 11, 2022: The International Monetary Fund (IMF)says the Barbados economy is expected to make a gradual economic recovery over the medium term, but risks to the outlook remain high.
HAVANA, Cuba, February 4, 2022 - Thursday the 3rd of February 2022, will mark 60 years since the United States instituted its crippling economic blockade against the government and people of Cuba, with accumulated losses during the six decades amounting to in excess of US $144-trillion,413 billion dollars (US$ 144,413,400,000) at current prices.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 18, 2021 - Removal of barriers to trade in agriculture within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is currently prioritised as Member States move to increase food security.
GEIRGETOWN, Guyana, December 15, 2021 - CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Trade and Economic Integration, Mr. Joseph Cox, says the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was not only causing upheavals in health and social spheres, but was also having serious deleterious effects on economic life by causing a re-ordering of processes, changing operational ethos, and strategic pivoting at both the national and regional levels.
