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05/05/2026
Regional Platform for Tax Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean (PTLAC) meeting at ECLAC
Platform’s Council of Finance and Economy Ministers took place at the United Nations organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.SANTIAGO, Chile – Authorities from the countries that make up the Regional Platform for Tax Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean (PTLAC) gathered Monday at th
05/04/2026
Caribbean leaders launch strategy to retrofit homes against hurricanes and flooding
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Caribbean governments have initiated cooperation to retrofit existing homes against increasingly severe hurricanes, flooding and other climate hazards. The initiative, announced recently in Trinidad and Tobago, aims to scale up housing resilience investments across more tha

05/03/2026
CARICOM Election Observation Mission preliminary statement – general elections Antigua – Barbuda
By CARICOM SecretariatGUYANA / ANTIGUA – In response to an invitation from the government of Antigua and Barbuda, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), through the Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, mounted a six-member CARICOM Election Observer Mission (CEOM) to observe the general elections on 30 A

05/03/2026
Guyana’s vice president warns, ‘produce enough or pay more’
Low production driving up food costs, coupled with shockwaves through global oil and shipping marketsGEORGETOWN, Guyana, (DPI) – Vice President of Guyana, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo says Guyana needs to produce more to deal with the rising market prices and minimise the effects of the external world conflict

05/03/2026
Jamaica to invest $100 Million in Yam Recovery Programme
By Vanessa JamesKINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – The ministry of agriculture, fisheries and mining is targeting the recovery of yam through investment of $100 million says portfolio minister, Floyd Green, and explained that the support is part of a broader strategic response to the agricultural industry,
05/03/2026
Prime Minister Gaston Browne – Attorney General Sir Steadroy Benjamin Sworn-In
By OPM, Antigua and BarbudaST JOHN’S, Antigua – On May 1, 2026, prime minister Gaston Browne and attorney-general Sir Steadroy Benjamin were officially sworn into office following the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party’s decisive victory in the 2026 general elections, which delivered a commanding 15-

05/03/2026
Cuban project promotes energy matrix change
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, (ACN) – Cuba’s energy transition has found a key ally in the central province of Villa Clara with the Alemanes Express project. This initiative, which began eight years ago as a self-employment venture, evolved into a local development project and is now a consolidated micro, smal

05/03/2026
Venezuela, BP, Eni sign natural gas, heavy crude deals under reformed Hydrocarbon Law
CARACAS, (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government signed new energy agreements with energy conglomerates British Petroleum (BP) and Eni in separate ceremonies at Miraflores Presidential Palace.On Wednesday, acting president Delcy Rodríguez signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deve
