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…

IDB Invest Mobilizes Impact Resources to boost financing for Jamaica’s JMMB Bank

August 6, 2021 IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, has provided a syndicated, 4.5-year loan to JMMB Bank (Jamaica) Limited, which will allow the bank to access $31…

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…