November 18, 2022 St Kitts and Nevis welcomed a new government in August and the new administration, led by Dr Terrance Drew, is ready and determined to usher in a new sense of…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with St. Vincent and the Grenadines
November 18, 2022 On November 14, 2022, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with St. Vincent and the Grenadines. St. Vincent and the…
FTX Exchange fallout prompts other exchanges to come clean on the books!
By: Staff Writer November 15, 2022 The Royal Bahamas Police force are working with the Securities Commission to investigate if any “criminal misconduct occurred” in view of the collapse of FTX,…
TRINIDADIAN AMONG FIVE NOMINATED FOR IDB PRESIDENT POST
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan Tuesday November 15, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Trinidadian and Former IDB official Gerard Johnson has been nominated among five candidates for the post of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President. Johnson…
Government of St Kitts and Nevis does NOT accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment for its Citizenship by Investment programme
November 15, 2022 The government of St Kitts and Nevis, along with the Citizenship by Investment Unit of the country, have refuted claims that investors interested in gaining citizenship to…
Overwhelming response for inaugural Caribbean Investment Forum
By: Staff Writer November 11, 2022 Over 600 participants attended the inaugural Caribbean Investment Forum in Port of Spain, Trinidad this past week with every CARICOM country present with over…
Dukharan: November Caribbean Economic Report
November 11, 2022 Supply-side inflationary pressures continue to build across the Caribbean, enhanced by currency depreciation in Suriname and Cuba. Bahamas downgraded (Moody’s), Barbados affirmed (Fitch), Jamaica affirmed (S&P).
Saint Lucia increases its production capacity to overcome dependency on food imports
November 11, 2022 In response to the global food crisis, Saint Lucia, a small island state in the Caribbean, has rolled out a number of government programmes to increase food…
Online Job Searches Can Help Disabled Workers
November 11, 2022 While employers seeking to hire skilled labourers often use traditional forms of recruitment, such as by word of mouth, a businessman and recruitment expert is encouraging more…
Women Likely Leading Jamaica’s Recovery
November 11, 2022 Whether knowingly or unknowingly, women are likely leading the charge when it comes to Jamaica’s recovery, with labour data showing they perform the double duty of accounting…
CEO Denounces Fake Jobs Scam
November 8, 2022 The CEO of a regional recruitment service is strongly denouncing scam artists using “half-truths” about labour challenges in the United Kingdom to target hopeful jobseekers. This follows…