By People’s Democratic Movement (PDM)TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS, Grand Turk – The following is a statement by Douglas Parnell, leader of the People’s Democratic Movement:The People’s Democratic Movement stands in solidarity with every family affected by the devastating Five Cays fire.The PDM has pledg
WASHINGTON, USA — IDB Invest will provide financing of up to $20 million to Ovobrand S.A., an Argentine company dedicated to the production and processing of eggs and egg products, to support the development of a new production complex in Buenos Aires Province and accompany the expansion and moderni
“That doesn’t imply any guilt. It emphasises our government’s position of having nothing to hide. No ministerial duties during that time,” Prime Minister Philip J Pierre added: “The minister will not be attending cabinet during this time, so the minister will not be in a position to influence decisi
By CARICOM SecretariatGEORGETOWN, Guyana – The CARICOM Secretariat has started a series of national consultations aimed at advancing endorsement of the draft CARICOM Biodiversity Strategy and its accompanying Resource Mobilisation and Implementation Strategy (RMIS).The consultations bring together a
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre calls the agreement the largest housing investment in the country’s historyBy OPMCASTRIES, St. Lucia — The government of Saint Lucia guaranteed a USD 20 million (EC$54 million) financing facility between the St Lucia Development Bank (SLDB) and Taiwan Eximbank at a si
Multiple economists have criticised the plan for limiting the country’s policy options and increasing dependence on the US.By Jessica Dos SantosCARACAS, (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Antonio Ecarri has proposed dollarizing Venezuela’s economy and abolishing the bolívar, the
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (DPI) – President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has clarified what government means when it talks about a national oil company, stating it would not be a state-run firm producing or investing in oil, but rather an entity built around a domestic refinery to bring down fuel costs and prote
The eighth edition of the CAF Financial Inclusion Lab (LIF) will select up to eight projects, which will gain access to acceleration and investment-readiness programs, as well as opportunities to connect with investors, financial institutions and other strategic partnersBOGOTA, Colombia – Developmen
HANGZHOU, China – APEC economies are moving to cut regulatory barriers to services trade, advancing work on cross-border data flows, professional licensing and technical standards as they begin implementing a new regional services roadmap.Officials meeting in Dalian are working on an implementation
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (DPI) – President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said rising cost of living in Guyana stems from several converging factors, ranging from global imported inflation to shifting consumer habits and retail markups.The president said that the government’s response must be “holistic” rather th
MONTERREY, Mexico – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) reinforced its commitment to advancing modern, transparent, and innovative public procurement systems across the Caribbean at the 20th Annual Conference of the Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (INGP), held in Monterre
New OFAC licenses allow Venezuelan state-run CANTV and CONATEL to acquire tech exclusively from US firms while restricting foreign partnerships.By Silvana Solano RodríguezMERIDA – The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued two general licenses granting specific permi
TOKYO, JAPAN — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) has signed two Memorandums of Cooperation (MoC) with the government of Japan to advance their joint work on health systems, digital health, long-term care, resilient infrastructure, and urban development in Latin America and the Ca
– Agency looks to the future as TSA’s 25th anniversary approachesWASHINGTON, USA – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced the Horizon 25 Strategy as the agency approaches its 25th anniversary and administrator David P. Cummins looks ahead to TSA’s next quarter century.This
