September 29, 2023 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the regional scale issuer ratings assigned to NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG or the Group) to CariA+…
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CariCRIS upgrades ‘good creditworthiness’ ratings of National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited
September 29, 2023 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has upgraded the Issuer/Corporate Credit Ratings assigned to National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCBJ or the Bank) by 1-notch…
CEO lauds teachers’ job board; says more digital recruitment resources needed
September 26, 2023 The CEO of a regional recruitment service is lauding Jamaica’s Ministry of Education for launching its own dedicated job board resource for teaching professionals, stating that more…
Getting Animated: Kenia Mattis, Co-Founder and CEO of ListenMi Caribbean
September 5, 2023 Building a business from scratch is a daunting task for most people, but when you are operating in an industry that is almost non-existent in your country,…
IMF Executive Board Completes the First Reviews under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line and Resilience and Sustainability Facility with Jamaica
September 1, 2023 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first reviews of the Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF)…
ibex Names Nicola James as Vice President of Operations in Jamaica
August 18, 2023 ibex (NASDAQ: IBEX), a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer engagement technology solutions, today announced that Nicola James has been appointed Vice President,…
Jamaica – emerging logistics powerhouse creates opportunities for global business
July 18, 2023 Jamaica is rapidly becoming the place big names in business want to call home and at Collision 2023, the country will introduce its Upsource Jamaica concept to…
ibex Appoints Tamara Ricketts-Brown Jamaica Country Manager
June 30, 2023 ibex (NASDAQ: IBEX), a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer engagement technology solutions, today announced that Tamara Ricketts-Brown has been appointed Senior Vice…
Jamaica: Technical Assistance Report-Climate Public Investment Management Assessment (C-PIMA)
June 30, 2023 Jamaica is highly exposed to multiple natural hazards, including tropical cyclones, floods, and droughts. Jamaica ranks 47th out of 191 countries in the 2023 Inform Risk index.1…
More Than 900 Business Meetings Held in Outsource2LAC Event in Jamaica
June 23, 2023 More than 600 entrepreneurs, business leaders and government representatives from 33 countries around the world participated in the 9th edition of Outsource2LAC of the Inter-American Development Bank,…
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Jamaica on the First Reviews of the Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) Arrangement
June 20, 2023 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Esteban Vesperoni held meetings with the Jamaican authorities during June 12-16 to review the implementation of reforms under…
Jamaica: the Outsourcing capital of the Caribbean
By: Staff Writer June 16, 2023 The Prime Minister of Jamaica touts the country’s premier position and competitive advantage as the “leading Outsourcing location” in the English speaking Caribbean as…