January 6, 2022 A multimillion dollar project to improve agricultural productivity and resilience for small farmers in rural Belize, is receiving a US$5 million injection in funding from the Caribbean…
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Belize’s cacao industry to expand exports and improve livelihoods through Standby Facility project
January 6, 2023 Cocoa beans are a highly traded product and the main ingredient in chocolate manufacturing. According to the latest Global Chocolate Market Report the industry was valued at…
Slowdown in Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean Consolidates
January 6, 2023 The value of goods exports from Latin America and the Caribbean increased at an estimated rate of 18.8% in 2022. The downward trend in the region’s external…
Michael Martin appointed as new CEO of St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit
December 16, 2022 Michael Martin has been appointed to take the helm at St Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment Unit and lead the evolution of the country’s investment migration…
Almost half of investors say tackling climate change should be a top 5 priority for businesses
– 78% of investors believe that greenwashing is prevalent in corporate reporting – PwC survey December 16, 2022 According to PwC’s 2022 Global Investor Survey Investors continue to prioritise climate…
Cloud Carib 1st Caribbean Company to join VMware Sovereign Cloud Initiative
December 16, 2022 VMware Sovereign Cloud partners offer key sovereign capabilities to nations ensuring classified data is protected, compliant, and resident subject to laws within national territories. Xeroudakis received the…
CEO: Job informality must urgently be addressed
December 16, 2022 With new data from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) finding that most job growth since the pandemic began has been in the…
Jobseekers should be proactive in job hunt, says CEO
December 16, 2022 As the Department of Workforce Development prepared to host its final recruitment drive of the year, the CEO of a regional recruitment service encouraged jobseekers to take…
Continued economic diversification brings new career paths to the Caribbean
December 16, 2022 Continued economic diversification amongst Caribbean nations is creating new jobs, career paths and growth, notes Caribbean Employment Services Inc. CEO Joseph Boll. Further, emerging industries present an…
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Jamaica on a Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL)
December 16, 2022 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Esteban Vesperoni held virtual and in-person meetings with the Jamaican authorities during December 5-15 to conduct the 2022…
CariCRIS reaffirms its overall ratings for the TT $400m bond issue of Endeavour Holdings Limited
December 13, 2022 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the assigned credit ratings of CariA (Local and Foreign Currency Ratings) on the regional rating scale, and…