CARICOM Business - The Bahamas recorded real economic growth of 13.7% in 2021 with economic activity in nominal terms expanding by 15.6%. According to the Bahamas National Statistical Institute Wholesale and retail trade/motor vehicle repairs grew by 17%, Construction (38%), Accommodation and food services (65%) and
GIS - Grenada Prime Minister and Chairman of the OECS Authority, Dr the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, has extended condolences to the Government and people of St Kitts and Nevis and the family of the late Vance Amory, following his sudden passing over the weekend. Amory,
Antigua and Barbuda became the first OECS territory to establish a UN Common Premises. This will see resident UN offices and agencies operating under one roof. This key milestone for the twin-island state comes as Antigua and Barbuda, and the wider region prepares to embark on a
Following the gradual decrease of active COVID-19 cases in the Commonwealth of Dominica, the government has decided to relax its protocols and restrictions initially meant to curb the spread of the virus in the island. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and New Health Investments said that
The week-long visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in three Caribbean countries ends in the Bahamas where they landed yesterday for the final leg of their tour, and the calls for independence from the monarchy have been trailing them throughout their itinerary. On Friday,
Prince William expressed his condemnation on slavery, calling it "abhorrent" and that "it should never have happened" in a speech on Wednesday night. “I strongly agree with my father, The Prince of Wales, who said in Barbados last year that the appalling atrocity of slavery forever
JIS - Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that Jamaica intends to attain and fulfil “its true ambitions as an independent, developed and prosperous country” in short order. He was speaking with Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, during a courtesy
GIS - Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) was honoured to be named, Best Tourist Board, at the recently concluded Travel Weekly’s 2022 Globe Travel Awards Ceremony. On Tuesday, March 15, BTMI’s Senior Business Development Officer, Marc McCollin, accepted the prestigious award during a ceremony in London’s
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has won the Reconnaissance International Regional New Banknote Series Award for its family of EC Polymer Notes. The prestigious award recognises newly introduced banknotes and ID documents that exemplify superior technical sophistication and excellence in design and security. In his virtual
UN News - The goal to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighted in the Paris Agreement on climate change, and driven home in last November’s COP26, gathering in Glasgow, is now on “life support” and “in intensive care,” the UN chief told the Economist Sustainability Summit on
