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Caribbean Buffeted by Global Price Spikes - As the single parent of a five-year-old boy, Sonita Balkaran can barely make ends meet these days. A clothing vendor in one of this city's five municipal markets, Balkarran has watched in horror the steady decline of her living standard, estimating that h  More >

Business culture in Guyana must change, says official - There is a need for a change in the business culture that currently exists in Guyana to ensure an environment is created where there is more information sharing among businesses.  More >

BVI premier assures financial services sector is well regulated - ROAD TOWN, BVI: Premier and Minister for Finance in the British Virgin Islands, Ralph O’Neal has given an assurance that the government will continue to ensure that the financial services sector in the territory is well regulated.  More >

Dominican Republic allows ethanol-gasoline mix for first time - Dominican Republic (Bloomberg): Dominican Republic gasoline stations were given the go-ahead by the government to sell gas mixed with ethanol for the first time, a step the government said will cut the country's fuel bill by at least 30 percent.  More >

Business continuity planning workshops to be held in St Lucia - For nearly ten years the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) in St Lucia has collaborated with many agencies in the area of Business Plannining for Disasters commonly reffered to as Business Continuity Planning.  More >

Caribbean Development Bank to co-host investor roundtable - Against the backdrop of one the most turbulent periods in financial markets in years, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will host an investor roundtable in collaboration with the business publication Institutional Investor on the theme “Global Imbalanc  More >