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A New U.S. Initiative Is Needed For The Caribbean: Expert OP-ED Columnist

When the economies of the Caribbean and Central America finally exit the pandemic, most will be in crisis. As a recent [International Monetary Fund] IMF review of The Bahamas put…

David Jessop February 19, 2021

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Rough Road Ahead For Caribbean and Latin American Economies, IMF Says

SAN JUAN (Reuters) — Latin American and Caribbean economic activity will not return to pre-pandemic levels of output until 2023 and GDP per capita will catch up only in 2025,…

VI Free Press February 10, 2021

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Caribbean Indigenous People Return To Roots As COVID-19 Shrinks Tourism

BELMOPAN — Indigenous cultures in the Caribbean, struggling as their tourism-dependent economies are ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, are returning to traditional farming and fishing roots for their livelihoods, local…

VI Free Press November 28, 2020

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Distressed Caribbean Countries Face A Dilemma: They’re Too Rich

BRIDGETOWN — For Caribbean nations such as Suriname, Belize and Barbados, the pandemic hasn’t just shut down local economies. It’s also led some investors to worry about how they’ll repay…

VI Free Press May 9, 2020

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Caribbean Tourism Has Been Decimated By COVID-19, But The Private Sector Can Cushion The Blow

NASSAU — We are all in the same COVID-19 storm, but not all countries are in the same boat. Here in the Bahamas, 70 percent of our GDP is generated…

VI Free Press May 7, 2020

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International Monetary Fund Expects ‘Modest’ Growth For Caribbean in 2018

WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says economic prospects for the region are generally improving and modest growth is expected in 2018 and 2019. The IMF, in its Regional…

John McCarthy January 26, 2018