November 19, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has assigned the Corporate Credit Ratings of CariBBB (Foreign and Local Currency) on the regional rating scale, and jmA…
Category: JAMAICA
Jamaica: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
November 19, 2021 In the decade preceding the pandemic Jamaica made good progress in restoring macroeconomic and financial stability. Aided by IMF financial support, the fiscal deficit was brought from 11…
MINISTER SHAW UNDERSCORES “CRITICAL GOAL” OF SHIFTING THE MAKEUP OF THE WORKFORCE TOWARDS HIGHER-SKILLED JOBS
November 16, 2021 The government of Jamaica is undertaking ambitious development of its digital services sector, according to Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Audley Shaw, with a view to…
Sandals Resorts International Partners with Florida International University and The University of the West Indies to Create The Gordon “Butch” Stewart International School of Hospitality and Tourism
October 29, 2021 ~Caribbean’s First International School Dedicated to Study of Hospitality and Tourism Will Welcome Students from Around the World ~ Sandals Resorts International (SRI) today signed a Memorandum…
CariCRIS downgrades its credit ratings for Poly Pet Company Limited
October 22, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) downgraded by one-notch the rating to jmBBB- (Local Currency Rating) on the Jamaica national scale assigned to the J…
GHL J$ bond issue retains ‘high creditworthiness’ ratings
October 4, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the assigned rating of CariAA- (Foreign and Local Currency Ratings) on its regional scale, and jmAAA (Local…
CariCRIS assigns Corporate Credit Ratings for Sygnus Credit Investments Limited
September 28, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has assigned initial issuer/corporate credit ratings of jmBBB on the Jamaica national scale (Foreign Currency and Local Currency) to…
From Farm to Hair – Meet Javin Williams, Founder of Herboo
September 28, 2021 Most people have heard the saying: ‘Grandma knows best’. But, in the case of Jamaican entrepreneur Javin Williams, CEO at organic cosmetics company ‘Herboo Botanicals’, this old…
Pure Jamaican sends weed seeds to St Vincent for Volcano relief
September 24, 2021 Pure Jamaican, Through Its Gi Life Farm in Jamaica, Announces a Donation of 10,000 Premium Cannabis Seeds to the Country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to…
Another Caribbean Country Goes The Digital Currency Route
September 3, 2021 In August Jamaica joined the Eastern Caribbean group of countries and The Bahamas in launching its digital currency. The first batch of the Central Bank Digital Currency…
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…
CDB President on Official Visit to Jamaica
August 13, 2021 Newly appointed President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Gene Leon, is currently in Jamaica on his first official visit. Dr Leon is in the island…