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Title card. Almost 30% of bank applications are agriculture, those still waiting have none. A table sets the published split of applications against no published split of approvals.
Guyana

Almost 30% of Development Bank Applications Are Agriculture. One Month In, the Applicants Who Say They Have Heard Nothing Do Not Have a Single Agriculture Project Between Them.

The Guyana Development Bank publishes a sector breakdown of who applies, and agriculture is the largest share. It publishes no count of loans approved, none disbursed, and no split of approvals by sector. One month after it opened on 5 October 2026, applicants posting publicly report no reply.

Nov 06, 2026 Theon Alleyne
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La Caribena News title card: what a Guyanese supplier is bidding into, from the Guyana Supplier Forum 2026
Guyana

Guyana's Suppliers Are Asked to Bid for Pest Control, Sanitation and Security in One Package. Putting Unbundling Into the Law Is Now an Active Consideration.

Michael Munroe, Director of Guyana's Local Content Secretariat, told the Guyana Supplier Forum on 4 November 2026 that writing an unbundling requirement into the Local Content Act is an active consideration. Oil companies bundle services such as pest control, sanitation and security into one tender.

Nov 06, 2026 Theon Alleyne
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La Caribena News title card: the Bahamas warned about a ransomware group no one has recorded in the Caribbean, where the region logged 21 attacks by other groups.
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The Bahamas Warned Its Businesses About a Ransomware Group Absent From the FBI Advisory and From the Region's Own Count. The Caribbean Logged 21 Attacks in Six Months.

The National Computer Incident Response Team of The Bahamas issued an Akira ransomware alert on 22 October 2026, naming no confirmed attack at home. The FBI and three other agencies put the group's proceeds at US$244.17 million, and record its victims in North America, Europe and Australia. The Cari

Oct 24, 2026 Theon Alleyne
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