By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com July 20, 2021 After close to three months of total closure, food outlets and vendors were allowed to resume their business on Monday July 19, however,…
Category: BUSINESS AND FINANCE
CariCRIS assigns ‘good’ creditworthiness ratings to the proposed bond issue of up to US $285 million of Sage Power Limited
July 20, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has assigned initialratings of CariA- (Foreign and Local Currency Ratings) on the regional rating scale andjmAA- on the Jamaica…
Worried South Africans Need Options Now More Than Ever
July 20, 2021 A week of increasingly violent unrest in South Africa has left citizens fearful for their safety and deeply concerned as to what the future might bring. The…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for St. Vincent and the Grenadines
July 20, 2021 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a disbursement to St. Vincent and the Grenadines following its request under the Large Natural Disaster…
Partnership of the Caribbean: Securing the West Indies
July 20, 2021 PlateSmart and AV COM Jamaica team up to help law enforcement fight crime in the Caribbean with AI-driven, ALPR-based vehicle recognition solutions According to the Caribbean Tourism…
According To CEPAL, Honduras Is Among The Two Countries In The Region With The Best Expectations For Economic Growth
July 20, 2021 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) updated its economic growth projections for 2021. Forecasts for Central America highlight that Honduras and El Salvador…
GRENADA: World Bank determines Kawana Bay developer may have case against Govt.- True Blue arbitration will proceed.
By: Staff Writer July 16, 2021 A major developer in Grenada was given the go ahead for World Bank arbitration against the Mitchell administration over the Kimpton Kawana Bay Resort…
FDI inflows plummeted for the Caribbean and Central America- no rebound in 2021 says UN
By: Staff Writer July 16, 2021 COVID-19 slammed into Latin America and the Caribbean causing it to show the sharpest decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows for 2020 at…
Cloud Carib Ranked in Top 30 worldwide on Tech Industry’s Prestigious MSP 501 List
July 16, 2021 Bahamas-based tech firm, Cloud Carib Limited, has been named as one of the world’s premier managed service providers in the prestigious 2021 Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings…
Is the Caribbean ICT infrastructure headed for Russian hands?
By: Staff Writer July 13, 2021 In the midst of Russian hackers wreaking havoc in the United States and other parts of the Western World, the Caribbean is deepening its…
Caribbean Making Strides in Internet Infrastructure and Connectivity
July 13, 2021 The Caribbean is making positive steps to develop the Internet infrastructure and digital services, however, more needs to be done to train technical personnel and secure computer…