Latest News From the Region

Minister’s comments suggest bleak outlook for Cuban sugar production

04 November 2024 Cuba’s first Vice President, Salvador Valdés Mesa, has said that it is essential that all those involved in the sugar sector do everything possible to “move forward the preparations for the next harvest, with responsibility and rationality.” Addressing the closing session of....

ConocoPhillips secures ruling on Trinidad’s Dragon gas payments to Venezuela

01 November 2024 A recent ruling by Trinidad and Tobago’s Supreme Court has granted US energy giant ConocoPhillips the authority to seize payments directed to Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA from the cross-border Dragon Gas project. The court’s decision to uphold earlier rulings marks a....

Cuba assesses damage from Hurricane Oscar as power returns

28 October 2024 Power has returned to most of Cuba following four days during which attempts to restart the island’s national electrical system failed. The nationwide collapse of the grid coincided with Hurricane Oscar hitting the eastern Province of Guantanamo late on Sunday 20 October....

Upcoming Events

The Caribbean Council Christmas Drinks 2024

Christmas Drinks Reception 2024

Location: The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London Date: 3rd December

BritCham Guyana’s UK Launch at Lord’s Cricket Ground: A Historic Success

24 September 2024 On 11th September 2024, history was made

Another Successful UK Business Mission to the Caribbean – Jamaica

Our Latest UK Business Mission – Jamaica 2024

Roundtable event with H.E. Judith Slater – Jamaica

Roundtable event with HE Tom Hartley – The Bahamas

Roundtable event with Guyana High Commissioner HE DR Rajendra Singh

Grenada’s 50th Anniversary of Independence – London Event

Bahamas Financial Services Board’s Wealth Briefing Panel Discussion

Cuba Initiative Members Meet the Newly Appointed Cuban Ambassador

BVI IAC and Caribbean Council Construction Roundtable

Another Successful Business & Investment Seminar – This Year With Tobago

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We do not harm the blue waters of the Caribbean– oceans, mangroves, or freshwater sources, in any operations under our control

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