Bridgetown, Barbados – The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, unlocking up to $300 million in financing to support critical projects that will drive long-term economic growth and sustainability in the Federation. The agreement, signed on November 25, 2024, […]

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Latin America and the Caribbean social and economic development remains heavily burdened by crime and violence, a new Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) study shows.

The direct costs of crime and violence in Latin America reached 3.44% of the region’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2022, mostly unchanged from a previous IDB study published in 2017.

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CARICOM and India aim to boost economic, commercial, and diplomatic ties in areas such as energy, infrastructure, agriculture, food security, health, and technology.

Leaders from 13 CARICOM nations met with India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, during the Second CARICOM-India Summit on November 20 in Georgetown, Guyana,

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Guyana has been experiencing major success in honey production, having already produced approximately 18,000 gallons of honey as of October this year. This is according to the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Friday afternoon at the first-ever honey fest hosted at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) at Mon Repos. Minister Mustapha said this […]

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Jamaica is tightening up on security in schools.

Jamaica’s Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, says the new School Safety Policy is expected to be finalised by the end of November.

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In 2018, Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley declared that weed was a national emergency.

Only she wasn’t taking about marijuana, but about sargasso seaweed, which was carpeting the region’s prized coastlines, and creating a terrible stink at the beaches as it rotted away.

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Citizenship by Investment (CBI) shares in St. Kitts refer to a pathway for obtaining citizenship in the country by making a financial investment in approved development projects, such as real estate.

St. Kitts and Nevis introduced its Citizenship by Investment program in 1984, making it one of the oldest programmes of its kind.

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Philippe Martinez, a French film producer, filed a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) lawsuit in a U.S. federal court in 2024.

The suit alleges widespread corruption within the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia.

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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday night that he is going to  nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Secretary of the Treasury–a highly important cabinet position equivalent to Finance Minister in many other countries.

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Trinidad and the British Virgin Islands (BVI) share some similarities in their efforts to provide clean drinking water due to their reliance on specific strategies to address the challenges of freshwater availability.

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