The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$250 million loan to support environmental restoration and improved living conditions in Guatemala’s Motagua River Basin. The program will expand waste collection, sanitation, and effluent treatment while strengthening water monitoring and local service management. It is expected to benefit nearly 400,000 households, promote a circular economy, create […]
Sucro Ltd. and Santander Sugar Ltd. have formed a 50/50 joint venture, Caribbean Sugar Refinery Ltd. (CSR), to build a US$20 million sugar refinery at Santander’s mill complex in Belize, with operations expected to start in 2026. The project, supported by the government of Belize, aims to meet more than 75% of CARICOM’s refined sugar […]
Amazon has opened its first Caribbean distribution hub in the Dominican Republic, based at Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo, to strengthen regional e-commerce logistics. The hub operates seven weekly cargo flights from Miami and leverages the country’s ports and new e-commerce terminal to process an additional 4 million packages annually. Positioned as Amazon’s […]