Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Peter Phillips on Friday morning signed a US$60 million loan agreement on behalf of Jamaica, with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), at its headquarters in Washington DC.

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday received the prime minister of Grenada, Keith Mitchell, in a protocolary meeting in which he who spoke about his country’s efforts to strengthen its economy and promote an agenda for recovery, growth and transformation.

The Bahamas has officially opened the new dual-lane gateway to Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau. The project was funded by the China Export-Import Bank following a contract signing in September 2010.

The Federation’s Minister of Tourism, Sen. the Hon. Richard “Ricky” Skerritt, is leading a high-powered delegation from the private and public sector of the local tourism industry to attend a series of marketing meetings in London.

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism terminated contracts with its international public relations and advertising agencies and plans to move all promotional work in-house.

Spanish group Freixenet wine reported today the interest in participating in November in the XXXI International Fair of Havana (FIHAV 2013), the most important commercial market in the country.