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Jamaica Latest Issue March 2020 Opening Lines
Landmark US$1 Billion Multi-resort Development for Jamaica

by BVC March 16, 2020

A US$1 billion multi-resort development that will add approximately 4,700 new rooms in Jamaica’s tourism sector has broken ground. The project, Sugarcane Bay Jamaica in Llandovery, St. Ann, is being…

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Jamaica Expects Tourism Arrivals to Take a Hit from Global Coronavirus Outbreak

by BVC March 16, 2020

Jamaica is expecting that it will see 340,000 fewer tourists than it had projected this year in light of the threat posed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has triggered…

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Barbados Latest Issue March 2020 Opening Lines
Barbados Becomes the Latest Caribbean Country to Launch an UNCTAD iGuide

by BVC March 16, 2020

Barbados has joined five other Caribbean countries to launch an online investment guide or iGuide with the support of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Caribbean…

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Applications Now Open for Spring 2020 Cohort of Accelerate VI

by BVC February 14, 2020

The University of the Virgin Island’s (UVI) Research and Technology Park (RTPark) announced recently that applications have now opened for the Spring 2020 cohort of Accelerate VI, a startup accelerator…

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Risk of Coronavirus Remains Low for Caribbean but CARPHA Urges Vigilance at Ports of Entry

by BVC February 14, 2020

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging Member States to continue to be vigilant and to step up surveillance at their ports of entry, although the risk of the…

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EU Ambassador Commends Caribbean Export for Work Done to Support Economic Partnership Agreement

by BVC February 14, 2020

The Caribbean Export Development Agency has recently received commendation from H.E. Ambassador Daniela Tramacere, Head of the EU Delegation of the European Union to Barbados, Eastern Caribbean, OECS, and CARICOM/CARIFORUM,…

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Mastercard launches its Smart Islands program in the Caribbean

by BVC February 14, 2020

Technology giant Mastercard recently announced the launch of its Smart Islands program in the Caribbean, leading the journey towards developing smarter islands and cashless societies to strengthen economies throughout the…

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January 2020 Latest Issue Opening Lines Puerto Rico
Earthquake Jolts Region as Puerto Rico Continues to Feel Aftershocks

by BVC January 22, 2020

At least one person is said to have been killed when a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Jan. 7th, following a 5.8 magnitude quake the day before. And…

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Bahamas January 2020 Latest Issue Opening Lines
CDB to Provide US$50 Million Loan to The Bahamas for Recovery and Reform after Hurricane Dorian

by BVC January 22, 2020

The Bahamas is in line for US$50 million to help it recover from the devastating Hurricane Dorian which left Grand Bahama and Abaco in shambles when it hit at the…

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Grenada January 2020 Latest Issue Opening Lines
World Bank Approves US$20 Million Credit for Grenada’s Transition to Resilient Blue Economy

by BVC January 22, 2020

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$20 million credit to support Grenada’s transition to a resilient blue economy. The Second Fiscal Resilience and Blue Growth Development…

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Barbados January 2020 Latest Issue Opening Lines
IMF Official Says Barbados Economy on Right Track but Still Work To Be Done

by BVC January 22, 2020

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Mission Chief for Barbados, Bert van Selm says the Barbados government is doing a good job of getting the economy back on track, but there…

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Dominica January 2020 Latest Issue Opening Lines
Dominica Is the Wellness Destination of the Future

by BVC January 22, 2020

FDI Intelligence, a service from the Financial Times, advises that Dominica is one of the top 20 tourism destinations of the future, in a recently published FDI Strategy ranking. Furthermore,…

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December 2019 Latest Issue Opening Lines
Third-Party Vessel Insurance on Cards for Caribbean Small-Scale Fishers

by BVC December 30, 2019

Third-party insurance for fishing vessels may soon become a reality for small-scale fishers as a result of the recent stakeholder meeting organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…

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December 2019 Jamaica Latest Issue Opening Lines
Jamaican Authorities Moving to Make Export of Goods and Services Easier

by BVC December 30, 2019

State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green, says Government is working to make the export of local goods and services easier, by reducing the associated costs and…

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December 2019 Latest Issue Opening Lines
RBC announces sale of Eastern Caribbean banking operations

by BVC December 30, 2019

The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) recently announced it has entered into definitive agreements to sell all banking operations in the Eastern Caribbean to a consortium of indigenous banks within…

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