March 20, 2021, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Greater food safety is the goal of a new project recently launched in Jamaica by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). The two-year activity will seek to provide BSJ’s subsidiary the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) with capacity building resources to assist and strengthen the country’s production of […]
The rise of exports in the agro-processing sector unlocks exciting opportunities for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). This, according to the latest policy brief published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), entitled `Policy actions to facilitate upgrading of the agricultural sector in Trinidad and Tobago’. According to the […]
$3.5 million BBD has been allocated to CARIFORUM Firms 55 companies will receive grants of up to $66,000 BBD Funds have been provided by the European Union via the 11th EDF Regional Private Sector Development Programme Bridgetown, BARBADOS, November 12, 2019. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in cooperation with the European Union has […]
Pilot project enabled the training of entrepreneurs, from 11 countries, on tools and strategies for market research. Due to its success, it will be replicated in 2019. San José, September 5, 2018 (IICA). To build a strong and resilient micro and small agribusiness sector, in particular women and youth, is an ultimate goal for the Inter-American […]
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, March 19, 2018. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in cooperation with the European Union today announced they are gearing up to provide grant funds to the CARIFORUM private sector. “The DAGS is one of the Agency’s most direct ways of providing support to the CARIFORUM private sector. This reimbursement grant funding […]
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, September 15, 2017. Over 100 industry leaders from the public and private sectors across the region are expected to converge in Jamaica this December to discuss how best to attract more business from international companies to the Caribbean in areas such as call centre operations, website and animation design, and legal and accounting […]
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, December 6, 2016. The West India Biscuit Company Limited (WIBISCO), widely known for their baked goods such as biscuits and cookies, copped the Caribbean Exporter of the Year Award last night at the 2nd Caribbean Exporter of the Year Awards. The Awards event held this year at the Hilton, Barbados Resort on the […]
