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Guyana / Economy
Guyana's president Bharrat Jagdeo has called for stiffer penalties for officials found guilty of corruption. The president has advanced the possibility of going beyond simply severing an individual's employment to include jail, and fines for companies. The move comes after a major investigation into money laundering and smuggling has got underway and the Guyana Revenue Authority...
2008-05-14Guyana / Economy
While the increase in domestic food prices is drawing the government into subsidising the cost of basic staples, Guyana, as one of the Caribbean's primary rice producers, could benefit...
2008-05-14Anguilla / Economy
At the end of April a group of Anguillan legislators called publicly for the island to gain greater self-rule from the UK, a move requiring a new constitution and one that could be...
2008-05-14Business & Industry
TSTT, the Trinidad and Tobago incumbent operator has agreed to interconnection agreements with Flow, a cable operator and Lisa Communications, a broadband service provider. TSTT...
2007-07-06Barbados
The Barbadian tourism sector suffered losses as a result of a severe and prolonged hurricane season in 2005, as did the entire Caribbean region. BMI View : We expect the industry...
2006-09-05Barbados
The Barbadian tourism sector suffered losses as a result of a severe and prolonged hurricane season in 2005, as did the entire Caribbean region. BMI View : We expect the industry...
2006-09-05Dominican Republic
Real GDP growth in the Dominican Republic came in at 12.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q106. One of the biggest contributors to the out-turn was the agriculture sector, which expanded...
2006-07-07Guyana
Guyana's president Bharrat Jagdeo has called for stiffer penalties for officials found guilty of corruption. The president has advanced the possibility of going beyond simply severing...
2008-05-14Anguilla
At the end of April a group of Anguillan legislators called publicly for the island to gain greater self-rule from the UK, a move requiring a new constitution and one that could be...
2008-05-14Barbados
Further to the latest instalment of military aid received in March, Barbados is set to benefit from another round of grants from China. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister,...
2008-05-14Dominican Republic
Incumbent Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández looks set to be comfortably re-elected for a third term in office on May 16, with latest approval ratings in April showing...
2008-05-13Guyana
While the increase in domestic food prices is drawing the government into subsidising the cost of basic staples, Guyana, as one of the Caribbean's primary rice producers, could benefit...
2008-05-14Barbados
According to latest IMF data, exports fell by 16.7% q-o-q from US$89.4mn to US$74.5mn in Q307. Q2 historically is the strongest quarter, and we are encouraged that this quarterly...
2008-05-14Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic's economy is growing increasingly dependent on its tourism industry, as for the first time remittance flows were outstripped by the rapidly rising oil import...
2008-05-13Jamaica
The 2007 real GDP growth outturn was broadly in line with our bearish view, expanding by 1.2%. A breakdown of the Q407, and indeed full-year figures, offers very little to be optimistic...
2008-05-13Trinidad & Tobago
BMI View: While the exclusion from parliament of opposition leader Basdeo Panday is likely to blow over soon, the much more serious problem of rising crime continues to provide...
2008-04-14Trinidad & Tobago
BMI View: While the exclusion from parliament of opposition leader Basdeo Panday is likely to blow over soon, the much more serious problem of rising crime continues to provide...
2008-04-14Barbados
Ranking an impressive 23rd out of 179 countries globally in Transparency International's 2007 Transparency Corruption Index, Barbados continues to make improvements to government...
2008-04-10Guyana
BMI View: In its latest Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the US State Department gives Guyana a generally favourable assessment. However, a score only 51.8 in BMI 's...
2008-03-14
