COMMENTARY: The Caribbean should support ecocide as an international crime
By Sir Ronald Sanders July 2, 2021 Small island states and countries with low-lying coast are the victims of ecocide. A draft law, unveiled on June 22, defines ecocide as…
COMMENTARY: Statement by Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, President, Caribbean Development Bank at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors
By: Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon July 2, 2021 Introduction It is a distinct pleasure and honour to deliver my first Board of Governors’ statement during what is projected to be…
Tropical Storm Elsa Strengthening: Florida, Caribbean Should Track Forecast Closely
July 2, 2021 Tropical Storm Elsa will barrel into the Caribbean on Friday, where warnings have been issued for the Windward Islands. Residents of the Caribbean and Florida should track…
G-20 Corporate Tax Plan Could Further Implode Caribbean Economies
July 2, 2021 The Caribbean will take years to recover from the global pandemic that wiped out tourism, its prime economic engine. Now a new storm threatens its offshore financial…
Model Management Company finds work for aspiring top models in all major markets.
By: Staff Writer July 2, 2021 An established modelling agency out of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) is planning a big trip to the Big Apple this month and has…
Global corporate tax rate to hit Caribbean- There has to be adjustments, cautions top Central Banker!
By: Staff Writer July 2, 2021 A top Central Banker in the region said that Caribbean economies “will make adjustments” to the global corporate tax rate proffered by the G-20…
Build up ammunition and outlets for inflation pass through!
By: Staff Writer July 2, 2021 A senior Jamaican investment advisor said that countries in the region that have floating exchange rate regimes will need the “ammunition and foreign exchange”…
CARICOM DAY 2021 -Strengthening Caribbean and Latin American Trade Relations
July 2, 2021 Caribbean Export, Embassy of Barbados in Brazil and the Barbados Ministry of Foreign Affairs to host a high-level briefing on Caribbean/Latin America Trade Relations. Heads of Barbadian…
CDB President says Bank needs to double financing to the help the Region achieve Sustainable Development Goals
July 2, 2021 New President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Gene Leon, says the Bank’s current size may need to be revisited if it is to remain an…
Leading Caribbean Investment Agencies Partner To Deliver Aid To Volcano Stricken St. Vincent And The Grenadines
July 2, 2021 With thousands of persons still displaced on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, (SVG), from the La Soufrière volcano of April 9th, two leading…
IMF Executive Board Approves a Disbursement of US$11.6m for St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Address the Fallout from the Volcanic Eruption
July 2, 2021 The IMF Executive Board approved the request by St. Vincent and the Grenadines for emergency financing assistance of about US$11.6 million under the Large Natural Disaster Window…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with the Dominican Republic
July 2, 2021 On June 30, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with the Dominican Republic. The pandemic hit the Dominican…