PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 6, 2022 - PRESIDENT of the Scrap Iron Dealers Association Allan Ferguson wants the World Trade Organization (WTO) to prevail on the Trinidad and Tobago Government to end the six-month ban on scrap-metal exports from that country.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – 22 May 2022: The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) says the latest increase in interest rates by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) puts the Jamaican economy at risk for a recession.
KINGSTON, Jamaica May 12, 2022 - Jamaica yesterday handed out its 100th licence for the handling of medicinal cannabis to the management of Pure Jamaica Limited’s Pharmaceutical Division, Seven-10, as the country tries to deliver on its promise to “grow the medicinal cannabis industry, and increase medical and therapeutic cannabis exports.
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St Vincent and the Grenadines is expecting to provide some EC$1.5 million in subsidies for the 4 shipments of fertilizer expected to be delivered between April & year-end.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 31, 2022 | The city of Georgetown, Guyana will play host to the first World Trade Center (WTC) to be set up in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This follows several months of negotiations between Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) and the New York headquartered World Trade Center Association (WTCA).
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica March 15, 2022 - Opposition Leader Mark Golding wants the government to increase the tax-free value on imported personal items from US$50 to US$150, in line with what importers have long been lobbying the government to do.
DETROIT-BUSINESS WIRE-Black Women in Clinical Research and its affiliate organizations, Black Men in Clinical Research and Minorities in Clinical Research, are becoming a growing force for outreach, mentorship, and diversity across the country.
KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Opposition is calling on the government to remove the hedge tax and reduce the SCT, in light of the unprecedented rise in the price of petroleum products.
CARICOM, Georgetown, Guyana - February 4, 2022 - The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting economic growth of 9.1% across its 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) in 2022.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Dec. 1, 2021 - Legislation that “provides a new deal for vendors” is expected to be passed in Parliament on Friday. So says Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley as she spoke yesterday at the National Independence Awards Ceremony, where she delivered her Address to the Nation, in Golden Square Freedom Park.
