Caribbean budget-busting crisis

A common thread running through the budgets presented so far this year by Caribbean governments has been the impact of external financial circumstances.
By:BBC Caribean

Guyana eyes oil riches

A flurry of recent activity involving energy companies points to a sustained period of exploration for oil and gas in Guyana's waters.
By:BBC Caribbean

Job losses in tourism industry

Popular tourist destinations throughout the Caribbean have begun feeling the full impact of the global financial downturn.
By:BBC Caribbean

European Union has signed Economic Partnership Agreement with Caribbean countries.

The European Union is reporting that it has signed the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Caribbean countries. It said the wide-ranging new trade deal is aimed at attracting investment, lowering import tariffs and reducing poverty in the region.
By:BBC

Housing fallout - Jamaicans overseas lose homes amid US crisis, crash of local investment schemes

A NUMBER of Jamaicans living in the United States (US) have lost their homes after mortgaging properties and investing the money in risky Jamaican alternative investment schemes, several of which have gone bust.
By:Jamaica Gleaner

T&T leaning towards OECS

The Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning has re-asserted his view that Port of Spain should be a part of the planned Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) economic union.
By:bbc

US financial collapse could affect tourism

JAMAICA - Audley Shaw, minister of finance and the public service, believes the collapse of United States-based investment bank, Lehman Brothers, could affect the Jamaican tourism industry.
By:Jamaica Gleaner

Ghana leader wants stronger ties

PRESIDENT of the Republic of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor has expressed interest in learning more from Trinidad and Tobago about this country's petroleum and hydrocarbon industry.
By:Trinidad Express