State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. Photo courtesy: JIS By Mickella Anderson-Gordan | Jamaican Information Service The country will be marketed as a destination for trade and investment, at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference. Under the theme, ‘United for Jamaica’s Transformation’, this year’s conference will mark […]
The Investment Gateway Summit taking place in St. Kitts and Nevis, presents an exclusive opportunity for African high-net-worth individuals (HWNIs) to have a unique experience to ‘connect, celebrate and collaborate’ with like-minded global investors from 11 to 15 May. Among those confirmed to attend are renowned leaders representing leading sectors in Africa. Notable figures from […]
Photo courtesy: Caribbean Business Report The Caribbean Tourism Organization has wrapped up its Women’s History Month series by highlighting Lorine Charles-St. Jules, MSC, CIS, Chief Executive Officer of the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA). The CTO says Mrs. Charles-St. Jules ‘with over two decades of experience in tourism and leadership, has notched up notable achievements […]
Companies in France and the Caribbean are seeking innovative solutions that will transform the region’s maritime industry. The companies, PONANT and startup FARWIND Energy have defined a road map to develop production and use of renewable marine hydrogen. The plan is to produce electricity at sea from offshore wind and transform it into hydrogen by […]
Guyana is gearing up to host the Caribbean Investment Forum from July 10 – 12, 2024, a key event for business collaboration and development. The forum will be held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), will focus on sustainable agriculture, green economy transition and digitalization of business. Agriculture and food security are among Guyana’s […]
The Standing Finance Committee of Parliament has scrutinized the 2024 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure as presented by the Minister for Finance and Prime Minister Philip J Pierre. The Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Financial Year 2024/2025 stands at One Billion, Eight Hundred and Ninety-Four Million, One Hundred and Ten Thousand, Eight Hundred […]
The OECS Tourism Policy Regional Task Force, comprising Regional Permanent Secretaries and Senior Technical Officers from the Ministries of Tourism across OECS Member States, convened for a two-day Regional Consultation in Antigua and Barbuda. This gathering aimed to establish new guiding principles and articulate a mission and vision for the development of a new OECS […]
By eTurboNews Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett was a featured speaker and thought leader at the Eco-Canada’s Sustainable Blue Economy Summit 2024 in Halifax, Canada, highlighting the critical importance of the blue economy to building tourism resilience and sustainability, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. In his speech Minister Bartlett highlighted the critical issues facing the ocean economy […]
The Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has approved the protocol on AQUATIC FOODS AS A STRATEGIC RESOURCE FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY. This high-level policy directive was a major development for the Caribbean region, since CARICOM’s “large ocean States” are dependent on fish and other aquatic foods for livelihoods, social welfare, […]
Mr. Anton E. Edmunds, the General Manager of Caribbean Country Department and Country Representative in Jamaica (IADB) spoke recently at the EmpowerJA seminar, which focused on how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can build their climate resilience. Mr. Edmunds posted on his LinkedIn account that “ Mr. Anton E. Edmunds, the General Manager of Caribbean […]