Economic Outlook 2024: A year of consolidation as inflation stabilizes in Latin America

January 9, 2024 The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) released its “Economic Outlook 2024”, an annual report revealing key themes that will define the economic landscape throughout the year. This year,…

Suriname: Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility

January 9, 2024 Suriname: Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, Requests for Extension of the Arrangement, Augmentation of Access, Modification of Performance Criteria, and Financing…

ECLAC: Inflation eases but growth slows for region

By: Staff Writer January 5, 2024 Inflation pressures are easing says The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in a new report, but also growth has slowed…

Recruitment firm projects positive trajectory for employment in 2024

January 5, 2024 Caribbean Employment Services Inc., a market-leading digital talent acquisition firm based in Barbados but operational throughout the Caribbean, is projecting a positive trajectory for employment in the…

CEO commends Jamaican govt’s efforts to find employment for PWD

January 5, 2024 The chief executive of a regional recruitment firm is commending the government of Jamaica on its efforts to ensure people with disabilities have access to job opportunities,…

Pioneering Job Career Program Launched By UAE And Saudi Arabia Welcomes Global Talent, Including Caribbean Nations

January 5, 2024 Vanguard MENA, a prominent private equity firm based in the Middle East, has unveiled the Gulf Career Program following the Global Labor Market Conference 2023 held in…

CARICRIS: Government of Barbados upgraded

December 15, 2023 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has upgraded by two notches the sovereign issuer credit ratings assigned to the Government of Barbados (GOB) to CariBBB-…

Dominica: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics

December 15, 2023 A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Dominica as part of the Caribbean Regional Technical…

Trèfle Designs closes the year with a successful Fashion Show called “THE RUNWAY”

December 12, 2023 BVI Fashion Designer, Kristin Frazer recently pulled off one of her biggest Fashion Shows to date on Sunday December 3 at an iconic location – the round-a-bout…

La Fuente de la Juventud, the unexpected success of an organic health offer

December 12, 2023 The Spanish explorer and conqueror Juan Ponce de Leon, who was governor of Puerto Rico, and conqueror of Florida (he lived in our country before going to…

First Atlantic Commerce and Mastercard Partner to Foster Financial Inclusion Across Central America and the Caribbean

December 8, 2023 Mastercard, the global technology company in the payments industry, and First Atlantic Commerce (FAC), a leading online payment gateway and fraud management solutions provider, have signed a…

CEO says ‘don’t snub temp jobs’ this holiday season

December 8, 2023 Ahead of this anticipated uptick in seasonal and temporary job vacancies heading into the holiday season and the end of the year, Joseph Boll, Caribbean Employment Services…