Nassau -- Oct. 14, 2010 -- Against the backdrop of a fragile recovery in the global economy, domestic economic activity remained sluggish during the month of August. Tourism output showed a modest upturn, supported by a rebound in the high value-added air segment of the market; however, indications are the performance of the construction sector remained lacklustre.

Montego Bay, Jamaica, October 8th, 2010 - Virgin Unite, the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group will launch a Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in the Caribbean in the first half of 2011.

OTTAWA, Sept. 25, 2010 -- Export Development Canada (EDC) Sept 23 opened a representation in Panama City to help expand the growing trade between Canada and the 34 markets in the Central America and Caribbean (CAC) region.

Port-of-Spain -- Sept. 8, 2010 -- Mr Speaker, on the 24th of May this year, under 120 days ago, the people overwhelmingly voted for a new mandate. Our people exercised “the right to recall” in the most emphatic manner. They placed their faith, and their future, in the hands of the People’s Partnership. It is a privilege to present the first Budget of the People’s Partnership Government to this Honourable House.

Port-of-Spain -- Sept. 9, 2010 --(trinidadexpress.com): Thousands of Clico, HCU depositors to receive $75,000 each. In what can be aptly described as a "people's budget", the People's Partnership Government yesterday brought relief to hundreds of thousands of distressed depositors of CLICO and the Hindu Credit Union, with a firm plan to give them their money. Newsday Article; 

Sept. 6, 2010 -- According to the study Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2009-2010, the expansion of trade over the past decade was due more to prices than to value added.

Atlanta, Aug 12, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wendy's/Arby's International, a subsidiary of Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. announced the signing of a long-term restaurant development agreement that will give the Wendy's(R) brand significant presence throughout the Eastern Caribbean.

July 19, 2010 -- Singapore has concluded Open Skies Agreements with Barbados, Brazil, Jamaica and Rwanda.

Philipsburg-- June 24, 2010 -- The island budget has been slashed by a total of NAf. 14,740,000 million courtesy of recommendations from the financial supervisory board (CFT).

Oranjestad, Aruba -- June 6, 2010 -- The Texan oil concern Valero decided on Thursday to restart its refinery on the Caribbean island Aruba.

May 17, 2010 -- Between 2000 and 2009, EU27 exports of goods to the 33 Latin American and Caribbean1 (LAC) countries grew more slowly than imports: exports rose from 59 billion euro to 66 bn, while imports increased from 54 bn to 74 bn.

NEW YORK, May 14, 2010 ---- World GTL Inc, in the largest lawsuit ever filed against a private or Government-owned company in Trinidad, and amid upcoming elections, said it had served, with the help of a court order there, the Government-owned Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Petrotrin) with a complaint in the United States Federal District court for the wrongful expropriation of its assets in a joint venture company, World GTL Trinidad Limited.  The Complaint requests damages of more than US $2 billion.

Castries Saint. Lucia, May 11, 2010, Trade officers throughout the OECS concluded urgent talks in Castries on Monday on preparing for a pending withdrawal of government subsidies for export by the end of 2015.

May 1, 2010 -- Chief Minister and Minister of Finance, Hubert Hughes, said the budgeted revenue to run the island’s services for the calendar year, amounted to EC$172.7 million, a significant reduction of EC$74 million from the 2009 Budget.

Hamilton, Bermuda--April 23, 2010 -- Bermuda yesterday signed a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with the Kingdom of Bahrain. This double taxation agreement marks the first full DTA signed by Bermuda.