By: Staff Writer August 24, 2021 A USD$2.5m capital raise will bring the Red Lobster franchise to the Caribbean thanks to Bahamian owned Pinnacle Franchise Brands, also being made possible…
Category: BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Menzies expands footprint with acquisition in Central America and contract momentum in Oceania
August 24, 2021 John Menzies plc (“Menzies”), the global aviation services business, is pleased to announce further expansion in Central America with the acquisition of Interexpresso and additional contract wins…
IDB Lab and Google Launch Acceleration Program for Women Entrepreneurs in STEM
August 24, 2021 TWENTY WOMEN-LED STARTUPS WILL BE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CUSTOMIZED LAC WOMEN FOUNDERS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM IDB Lab , the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank,…
Central American Exports Regain Dynamism
August 24, 2021 Central American sales exceeded US$10.2 billion, as of March 2021, this in line with the recovery of the global trade in goods, says SIECA. Total exports from…
Chinese FDI still prominent in the region, despite soft 2020
By: Staff Writer August 20, 2021 Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) was the only saving grace for the Caribbean and Central America in an otherwise sluggish 2020, drowned in COVID-19…
CariCRIS lowers the sovereign issuer ratings assigned to the Government of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
August 20, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has lowered its sovereign issuer ratings assigned to the Government of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) by…
TheHive Freelancing Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
August 20, 2021 New Business Model Pioneered in the Pandemic Spurs Economic Transformation in the Caribbean TheHive, a Freelance Services Marketspace that connects Caribbean freelancers with global businesses, celebrates its…
Family, Due Diligence, Application Ease Make Dominica Best Citizenship Programme of 2021, FT PWM reports
August 20, 2021 The Commonwealth of Dominica has come out on top once again in the ranking for best Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme for the year 2021. On August…
Fifth Edition of CBI Index Ranks Both Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis as Best Citizenship by Investment Countries
August 20, 2021 On August 18th, the Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine, a publication from the Financial Times, released the fifth edition of its annual report: “A Guide to Global…
FT PWM Report Ranks Dominica Best Citizenship by Investment Programme 5 Years in a Row
August 20, 2021 The Commonwealth of Dominica has topped the chart with the best citizenship by investment (CBI) programme in the world for the fifth consecutive year. This is according…
St Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment Programme Ranked as Best by 2021 CBI Index
August 20, 2021 An annual report conducted by researcher, James McKay, and published by the Financial Times’ Professional Wealth Management magazine, has ranked the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis’…
Riding the Wave of Success: Introducing Benjo’s Seamoss from Dominica
August 17, 2021 Sea moss, also referred to as Irish sea moss, is a type of red seaweed or algae found around the shores of the Caribbean, North America, and…