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Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett
Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett

Jamaica tourist industry ‘comin’ back’ this year – Bartlett

For all the damage that has been inflicted on Jamaica’s tourism industry by the onset of COVID-19, notably its impact on tourist arrivals and consequential tourist spending, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) territory continues to back its visitor appeal by projecting a better year for the industry, the ongoing travails of the pandemic notwithstanding.

T&T FIU links record number of financial scams to COVID-19

Reports in sections of the Trinidad and Tobago media earlier this week assert that the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT) tagged a total of 1,831 procedures deemed to have fallen into the realm of Suspicious Transaction and Suspicious Activity and that these were reportedly worth some TT$27 billion.

FAO supporting local ‘fruits and vegetables’ year activities

Guyana’s agricultural sector can anticipate various types of assistance from the local office of the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) as the UN agency proceeds with the execution of its mandate as the body responsible for celebrating 2021 as the designated International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV).

Kitco Market Data

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday March 11, 2021    Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

Stock market updates

Stock market updates GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 905’s trading results showed consideration of $9,104,182 from 48,311 shares traded in 25 transactions as compared to session 904’s trading results which showed consideration of $20,853,801 from 228,829 shares traded in 24 transactions.

Economic diplomacy

This is not the first time that the Stabroek Business has commented on official pronouncements on economic diplomacy and the particular role of the Foreign Service in pursuit of the goals of attracting external investors, creating openings for the growth of markets for goods and the marketing Guyana as a haven for external investment.

Kitco Market Data

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday March 4, 2021 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

T&T seals US$25.5M IDB COVID-19 social protection loan deal

With the Caribbean widely believed to have been the hardest hit region by the still rampaging COVID-19 pandemic, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) late last week finalised a loan agreement with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to provide funding for a social protection initiative targeting citizens most affected by the pandemic.

Moco Moco and the beauty of nature

Sky Valley Tours and the Moco Moco experience

While the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on Guyana’s tourism industry, this has not diminished the resilience of numerous business operators who have devised some measures to ensure the survival of their respective enterprises which is more than a little heartening. 

ITC, Carib Export launch sustainable development hub

The International Trade Centre (ITC) in collaboration with Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has announced the launch of the Caribbean Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) Hub to help micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the region develop green and viable business models.

Trump exit fails to ease Venezuela’s oil sanctions squeeze

While Venezuela had publicly expressed its wish for early engagement with the administration of recently sworn in US President Joe Biden, in an effort to remove the sanctions on its oil industry imposed by former President Donald Trump, the early signs are that Washington intends to keep the sanctions in place at least in the short term.

Stock market updates

Stock market updatesGASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 904’s trading results showed consideration of $20,853,801 from 228,829 shares traded in 24 transactions as compared to session 903’s trading results which showed consideration of $17,771,820 from 175,766 shares traded in 30 transactions.

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