July 21, 2023 Grenada is simultaneously navigating the recovery from the pandemic and a rise in energy and food prices. Growth is estimated to have reached 6.4 percent in 2022,…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Call for an Entrepreneurship incubator: Export development and market opportunities in the handcraft sector
July 21, 2023 This call for applications is launched in the framework of Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, a four-year Programme implemented…
Caribbean in “Grey List” spotlight by FATF
By: Staff Writer July 18, 2023 The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is clamping down on wayward Caribbean jurisdictions for their deficiencies in their regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist…
CariCRIS assigns ‘high creditworthiness’ ratings to the proposed debt facilities of up to US $33.7 million of Guyana Shore Base Incorporated (GYSBI)
July 18, 2023 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has assigned initial ratings of CariAA- (Foreign and Local Currency Ratings) on the regional rating scale and gyAAA on…
CEO: Work-abroad opportunities about for Caribbean workers
July 18, 2023 Caribbean residents who may be looking for the perfect opportunity to work abroad are being encouraged to check online for job openings that they can qualify for.…
Recruitment firm hopes to see more paid internships
July 18, 2023 The chief executive of a leading recruitment firm is hoping to see more paid internships for young Caribbean graduates, whether government-funded, private or the result of public-private…
CDB Supporting Increasing Export Capacity of Saint Lucia MSMEs
July 18, 2023 Two hundred Saint Lucian entrepreneurs, with support from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), will receive training to ensure they can more easily access export markets by complying…
Jamaica – emerging logistics powerhouse creates opportunities for global business
July 18, 2023 Jamaica is rapidly becoming the place big names in business want to call home and at Collision 2023, the country will introduce its Upsource Jamaica concept to…
C&W Communications officially launches ‘JUMP’
July 14, 2023 A plan to deliver all-important internet connections to low-income Caribbean households has been unveiled as part of a private-public partnership between leading telecoms operator C&W Communications and…
Savour the Flavour – Discover delicious sauces, seasonings, pastes, pulps, flours, oils and more from the Caribbean
By: ROMILY THEVENIN July 11, 2023 Salt, fat, acid and heat are four popular elements of good cooking.[1] For the Caribbean region, these just might expand to five elements: salt, fat,…
A winning formula: Benjo’s Seamoss offers customers ‘a meal in a bottle’
July 11, 2023 Dominican entrepreneur John Robin was studying fisheries development in Canada over 25 years ago when he realised the potential value of sea moss. Scientifically known as Chondrus…
Adding spice to your life: Bahamian Brand ‘D’Vyanya’s Manufacturing’
July 11, 2023 In the Bahamas, when you want to add some extra flavour to your meal, there is one homegrown brand that immediately comes to mind – D’Vanya’s. ‘D’Vanya’s…