Caribbean open to business – CARICOM Chair tells Commonwealth Business Council

The Caribbean is open to business! That was Prime Minister Freundel Stuart’s clear message today in Malta, as he addressed a Commonwealth Business Forum which focused on investment in the Caribbean.

He was joined by the Prime Ministers of St. Kitts and Nevis, Timothy Harris; and Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley. Mr. Stuart told his audience that CARICOM states offered a wide array of investment opportunities and listed some of them as construction, manufacturing and oil and gas.

He pointed out that there were the traditional sectors, including tourism and related activities, agriculture, fishing and marine products, and services (including the entertainment industry). “The growth potential for these sectors, though somewhat diminished in accord with their current life cycle, can be resuscitated through innovation and product diversification.

Read more at: Barbados Government Information Service

See full address: PM Freundel Stuart – Commonwealth Business Council Nov 2015