December 12, 2023 The Spanish explorer and conqueror Juan Ponce de Leon, who was governor of Puerto Rico, and conqueror of Florida (he lived in our country before going to…
Category: BUSINESS AND FINANCE
First Atlantic Commerce and Mastercard Partner to Foster Financial Inclusion Across Central America and the Caribbean
December 8, 2023 Mastercard, the global technology company in the payments industry, and First Atlantic Commerce (FAC), a leading online payment gateway and fraud management solutions provider, have signed a…
CEO says ‘don’t snub temp jobs’ this holiday season
December 8, 2023 Ahead of this anticipated uptick in seasonal and temporary job vacancies heading into the holiday season and the end of the year, Joseph Boll, Caribbean Employment Services…
Suriname and the IMF Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Fourth Review of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility
December 5, 2023 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Anastasia Guscina conducted virtual and in-person discussions with the Surinamese authorities during October 30-November 8 to discuss policies…
IMF Executive Board Holds Informal Briefing on Venezuela
December 5, 2023 In line with the standard procedures for members whose Article IV consultations with the IMF are extensively delayed, on December 1, 2023, the Executive Board was briefed…
Costa Rica Engages with Multilateral Partners to Launch a Sustainable Project Preparation Facility and Crowd in Climate Investments
December 5, 2023 The Government of Costa Rica announced today the creation of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project Preparation Facility (PPF) to leverage public and private sector resources to develop…
Guyana: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
December 5, 2023 The Guyanese economy has tripled in size since the start of oil extraction (end- 2019), from one of the lowest GDP per capita in Latin America and…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Guyana
December 5, 2023 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Guyana and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting. The Guyanese…
Don’t scrap Dominica CBI despite “free-for-all”
By: Staff Writer December 1, 2023 The Opposition Leader in Dominica hits back at European critics of the country’s Citizenship by Investment programme arguing that over 60 percent of Dominica’s…
Panama president directs First Quantum to shut copper mine after court ruling
December 1, 2023 Panama’s president said on Tuesday that Canadian miner First Quantum’s lucrative copper mine Cobre Panama would be shut down, hours after the country’s Supreme Court declared its…
Recruitment service aims to help jobseekers get temp jobs this Christmas
December 1, 2023 The winter holidays usually mean a time of giving back to the community, spending time with loved ones and, for temp workers, a slew of seasonal gigs…
Boosting the Caribbean-African Trade and Investment Partnership
November 28, 2023 Africa is rising,with one main reason being the increased and sustained efforts on boosting intra-African trade. Traditionally, the trade of the individual countries in Africa followed routes…