April 8, 2022 Digicel Group Holdings Limited (“DGHL“) today announces that Digicel Panama S.A. (“Digicel Panama“) intends to apply for voluntary liquidation and withdraw from the telecommunications market in Panama. This…
Category: BUSINESS AND FINANCE
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CELEBRATES KEEL LAYING FOR ICON OF THE SEAS
April 8, 2022 he building of Royal Caribbean International’s highly anticipated cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, has reached a pivotal milestone ahead of its fall 2023 debut. A keel-laying ceremony took place at Finnish…
Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean Requires Urgent Reforms and Seizing Green Opportunities for Growth
April 8, 2022 Economies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are on track to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, but the scars of the pandemic remain and the need…
BACARDÍ® RUM WANTS TO UNLEASH YOUR “SUMMER SELF” IN ITS BRAND-NEW “MOVE LIKE IT’S SUMMER” CAMPAIGN
April 8, 2022 Following the iconic rum brand’s 1,000th award milestone, BACARDÍ rum is hitting “play” on summertime vibes and sun-soaked festivities in its colourful “Move Like It’s Summer” creative ad campaign. The new iteration,…
Caribbean Employment Services Introduce New Initiative to Help to Support a Sustainable Approach to Business in the Caribbean
April 8, 2022 Following the successful launch of its Optimal Recruitment Advertising Campaigns and Recruitment Partner Programmes, the team at Caribbean Employment Services is introducing a new initiative to help the clients it works with…
UK, CDB to provide US$68M to increase climate resilience in Dominica
April 6, 2022 The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has endorsed two infrastructure projects to increase climate resilience in Dominica. A road project, which will involve…
Is The Caribbean Ready For The Future Of Work: TechCon 2022 to examine digital readiness
April 5, 2022 Jamaican IT services company tTech Ltd will host the TechCon business and technology conference next month on Tuesday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 13 with the theme…
ExxonMobil makes final investment decision on fourth Guyana offshore project
April 5, 2022 ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision for the Yellowtail development offshore Guyana after receiving government and regulatory approvals. The company’s fourth, and largest, project in the…
Colombia: 2022 Article IV Consultation—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Colombia
April 5, 2022 Colombia’s economy rebounded strongly in 2021 with 10.6 percent growth led by pent-up domestic demand, notably private consumption. Around 66 percent of the population is fully vaccinated…
Colombia: Financial System Stability Assessment
April 5, 2022 The pandemic led to Colombia’s largest recession on record, but the economy bounced back strongly in 2021. The banking system has so far weathered the shock well,…
CariCris: IPED Guyana gets good ratings
April 1, 2022 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has assigned initial corporate credit ratings of CariBBB (Local Currency Rating) and CariBBB- (Foreign Currency Rating) on its regional…
Costa Rica Prioritizes Public Health
By Analisa Bala April 1, 2022 Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the most recent issue of Finance & Development. Pura vida, the “pure life.” It’s an expression you’ll often hear in Costa…