October 21, 2022 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the ratings currently assigned to the USD 400 million debt issue of The National Gas Company of…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
JAMAICA IS MAIN STREAMING CLIMATE RESILIENCE
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 18, 2022 How Jamaica’s government is currently tying in its developmental plans with being climate resilient was the focus of a discussion between its Senator…
IS 25% BY 2025 ACHIEVABLE? Reducing CARICOM Food import bill.
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 18, 2022 One Agriculture Consultant is confident that CARICOM nations can achieve this goal outlined by its leaders to reduce the region’s food import bill…
JAMAICAN FINANCE MINISTER CALLS FOR RISK TRANSFER INSTRUMENTS
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 14, 2022 Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke is seek the IDB to have greater consideration to the region’s fiscal sustainability through a risk transfer instrument.…
BOJ GOVERNOR AT IDB: FLOATING DOLLAR WORKS AGAINST INFLATION
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 14, 2022 Jamaica’s Central Bank Governor Richard Byles is expressing confidence that his country will combat inflation in the coming years. Speaking at the IDB’s…
Treat cannabis with the reverence it deserves!
October 14, 2022 High-Grade Jamaican Leaf is lighting up the local Roll-Your-Own (RYO) Tobacco industry with its innovative packaging, and an excellent line of products. The principals involved are the…
THE CARIBBEAN AND DIGITAL PAYMENTS: WILL CASH REMAIN QUEEN?
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 11, 2022 The movement toward a cashless society is being welcomed even among Caribbean consumers, with surveys showing 61 percent preferring online transactions or use…
Saint Lucia’s ratings re-affirmed with stable outlook
October 7, 2022 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the ratings of CariBBB- (Foreign Currency and Local Currency Ratings) on its regional rating scale for the…
Jamaica to host international Conference on Inclusive Insurance in October
October 7, 2022 Jamaica will be the host to the International Conference on Inclusive Insurance (ICII) scheduled to take place 24th to the 28th of October 2022 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.…
SANDILOU: Resort Wear Made in Haiti
October 4, 2022 Unique hand-painted pieces, drawings reproduced on clothing or beach accessories, stencils, silkscreens print or dyes, SANDILOU has developed a very original, “Made in Haiti”, resort wear garment…
CariCRIS reaffirms ‘good creditworthiness’ ratings for Guardian Holdings Limited
October 4, 2022 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the assigned ratings of CariAA- (Foreign and Local Currency Ratings) on the regional scale, and jmAAA (Local…
Three Caribbean countries to be blacklisted by EU!
By: Staff Writer September 30, 2022 The European Union is set to add The Bahamas, Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions this coming October…