On September 13, 2023, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the International Development Group LLC (IDG), hosted a workshop to discuss proposed support activities for Saint Lucia over the next year under USAID’s Caribbean Business Enabling Environment Reform (CBEE-R) activity. The CBEE-R activity has prioritized two activity result areas for […]
The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority is expecting a substantial increase in air service offerings from the US market during the upcoming Winter and Spring of 2024. Delta Airlines will introduce a second Saturday flight departing from Atlanta. Commencing in January and continuing through April 2024, this additional flight will further enrich the travel options available […]
Editorial credit: ATGImages / Shutterstock.com Good day and many thanks for your interest in this week’s Caribbean Business Report. The Caribbean Premier League is getting into the playoffs stage with the Jamaica Tallawahs finding their way into the mix courtesy the Saint Lucia Kings. The loss by the Kings was a disappointment on the cusp […]
Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in New York. Mr. Guterres was speaking at the opening of a high-level forum at UN Headquarters where world leaders adopted a political declaration to accelerate action to achieve the […]
View the speech here. NEW YORK (September 16, 2023) – On the occasion of the inaugural USA-Caribbean Investment Forum at the New York Marriott Marquis, Kenneth Bryan, Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization and Minister of Tourism of Cayman Islands spoke of the immense investment potential of the Caribbean region that beckons investors worldwide. Representing […]
Good afternoon, President Irfaan Ali of Guyana told the Atlantic Council today: “We cannot achieve net zero if we’re arguing against each other (…) Any conversation on this matter that locks out the producers of oil, or investors in gas, is not a balanced conversation.” On the upcoming COP28 in Dubai, he argued: “We are going into COP28 with so many unresolved […]
Greetings my fellow citizens and residents, This week is being celebrated as the Global Week of Action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with the theme “Bridging the Care Gap”. This Global Week of Action on NCDs is celebrated each year with the aim of ensuring that the NCD response gets the attention required everywhere and for […]
St. Lucia celebrating excellence in the hospitality industry Many thanks for your interest in the Caribbean Business Report, a weekly e-newsletter from Saint Lucia. We are back after a short break for restoration, revisioning and repositioning as we move into the multimedia phase of this business report. A video version of this report will be […]
By Prime Minister Mia Mottley| September 11, 2023 It is with great joy and optimism that I join my fellow African brothers and sisters across the world to celebrate the African Union’s (AU) admission to participate in the Group of Twenty (G20) as a permanent member. That Africa, a continent with a population of 1.3 […]
Editorial credit: GrantTurnbull / Shutterstock.com By CARICOM | September 11, 2023 On 6 September 2023, a historical CARICOM Declaration on Autonomous Weapons Systems was issued which calls for the “urgent pursuit of an international legally binding instrument, incorporating prohibitions and regulations on autonomous weapons systems”. The CARICOM Declaration on Autonomous Weapons Systems resulted from a two-day […]