Business

The higher cost for goods is not yet wrecking traveler appetite. Despite record gas prices, ballooning airfares and crippling inflation roiling the globe, hotel performance remained widely steady, if not getting better, in April, with increases in both the top and bottom line

The U.S. government announced that it will expand flights to Cuba, take steps to loosen restrictions on U.S. travelers to the island, and lift restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island

Hosted by the Government of Guyana and the CARICOM Secretariat, the event were aimed at galvanizing investment in regional agriculture to reduce the increasing food import bill which currently is estimated at US$6B; boosting food systems; and ensuring food security

The objective of the workshop was to better enable private sector interests in the OECS region to leverage business opportunities with respect to carbon credits. It will equip participants with knowledge for developing carbon projects and selling, or buying emission reduction in the region

The Canadian hotel chain Blue Diamond Resorts will manage the Cuban tourist enclave of Cayo Largo del Sur

CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for Trade and Economic Development have emphasised the need for the Community to develop robust strategies to respond to the impact COVID-19 has had on the Region’s economy