NORTH AMERICA WEBLINKS

 

North America

 

|Canada Online: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/

This is probably one of the best sites on the internet in terms of content and design.   This site offers a wealth of information such as company information, business opportunities, business information by sector, technology innovation and licensing, consumers and marketplace services, laws and regulations.

 

 

|Canadian Parliament: https://www.parl.ca

This site provides parliamentary information, information on members of the Senate as well as details of parliamentary publications.

 

 

|Statistics Canada: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html

The site provides statistics on demography, health; education, housing, economy etc.

 

 

|FedWorld Beta Homepage: https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/a

Index to all US Federal agencies sites.

 

 

|Organisation of American States: http://www.oas.org/

Information provided by the Organisation of American States and has links to other services proving information on treaties and trade agreements.

 

 

|Statistical Abstract USA: https://www.census.gov

Very good site.  Gives statistics on a wide range of information.  Though it is similar to the printed version, it is updated monthly while the printed version is updated annually.  Very good for current US statistics.

 

 

|Trade US: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exporting-to-the-usa

This site provides information on exporting to the USA , importing from the USA , plus information on trade leads, regulations, trade shows, transportation and trade magazines.   Can search under HS codes.

 

 

|US Bureau of Census: http://www.census.gov/

 

 

|US Department of Commerce: http://www.commerce.gov/

Both sites provide information on all facets of the US Government.  It provides a lot of statistical information, for example world population figures monthly, US retail and wholesale prices, top trading partners with figures and charts to illustrate etc.

 

 

|US Import and Export History: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/exports

This site provides historical import and export figures for the USA from 1991-95.  It is possible to retrieve import and export figures for trade with all countries, a specific country or a specific district of entry or export.

 

 

|US International Trade Administration: http://www.trade.gov

Provides information primarily for US export businesses.  Also provides information on countries by sectors.

 

 

|US Patents: http://www.bustpatents.com/

This site allows people to perform patent searches and access information on the patenting process.  You can determine patent class using the manual of classification and the index of classification, you can also retrieve patent titles either by class/subclass code or patent number.

 

 

|White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Provides information on the history of the White House, White House documents and speeches as well, as the latest government statistics.

 

 

Caribbean

 

|Barbados: http://www.bidc.com

A Barbados Investment Development Corporation site. Aims to provide information on doing business with a country profile and emphasis on IT services.

 

 

|Bermuda Yellow Pages:  http://www.bermudayp.com/

Searches under broad subject headings, providing contact information.

Latin and Central America

 

 

|Caribbean Export Trade Information Component: http://www.carib-export.com

This site aims to provide accurate data on products and services.

 

 

|Dominican Republic: http://dr1.com

This site aims to provide comprehensive news & information services on the country. It covers news, commerce, travel information, living and a link to other country sites.

 

 

|Guyana: http://www.guyana.org/

Provides information about the country.

 

 

|Jamaican Trade & Investment: http://www.jamaicatradeandinvest.org/landingpage/

This site is provided by the Jamaican Embassy in Washington . It aims to provide a economic summary of the country, and includes a country profile.

 

 

|Trinidad and Tobago: http://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/trinidad-and-tobago

This tourism and industrial development company of Trinidad and Tobago site provides a wealth of information on the country. It covers economic trends, investment opportunities, infrastructure, news and events etc.