Caribbean Business Reports

Travel

WestJet delays resumption of flights to the Caribbean until June

WestJet says it will extend its temporary suspension of international sun flights to destinations in...

Apr 14 | BY

Tourism

Belize welcomes second Trademark Collection by Wyndham resort

Turtle Island Resort on the private island of Ambergris Caye in Belize is the latest...

Apr 14 | BY Josimar Scott

Entertainment

Supreme Ventures increases holdings in Post to Post Betting

Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has advised that the Company has acquired an additional 29 per...

Apr 14 | BY

Economy

CDB supports St Vincent and the Grenadines ‘for the long haul’

Editor’s note: The following is a statement from the Caribbean Development Bank President Dr William...

Apr 13 | BY

Social Development

Caricom private sector groups pledge support to St Vincent and the Grenadines

The Caricom Private Sector Organization (CPSO) and Caribbean Manufacturers’ Associated (CMA) have joined forces to...

Apr 13 | BY Josimar Scott

Energy

Hess Corp pumps more funds into Guyanese projects

American oil exploration and production (E&P) company Hess Corp continues to reallocate resources to its...

Apr 13 | BY Josimar Scott

Tourism

Revenue dives 71% for Dolphin Cove

Jamaican attractions operator Dolphin Cove Limited reported in its audited financials that revenue declined by...

Apr 12 | BY

Employment

Gustavo Manuel Vasquez is the new Central Bank of Belize governor

The Government of Belize has named Gustavo Manuel Vasquez as the governor of the Central...

Apr 11 | BY Josimar Scott

Money

Jamaica’s remittance uptick continues in 2021

Jamaica is possibly on a course to repeat the increase in remittances seen in 2020,...

Apr 11 | BY

Insurance

‘Don’t wait for calamity’: Dr Singh urges Guyanese to get insurance

Senior minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance Dr Ashni Singh...

Apr 09 | BY Josimar Scott

Tourism

Bahamas tourism industry on the road to recovery

Director general of The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Joy Jibrilu recently shared that the...

Apr 09 | BY Josimar Scott

Finance

Paramount Trading redeems, delists preference shares

Paramount Trading Jamaica Limited is seeking to redeem and suspend from trading its 8.75-per cent...

Apr 09 | BY

Social Development

IDB Lab programme to assist 1,200 Jamaican youth

Some 1,200 unemployed and underemployed youth, aged 17 to 34, will benefit from a special...

Apr 09 | BY Josimar Scott

Finance

Dividend disappointment: NCB Group withholds payout

Large shareholders in the NCB Financial Group who were expecting a windfall from dividends owing for...

Apr 09 | BY

Health

Indies Pharma Board approves vaccine partnership

The board of Indies Pharma Jamaica Limited has cleared the company to begin the distribution of...

Apr 08 | BY

Investment

Bank of Jamaica releases hold on dividends with a caution

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has cleared the way for financial holding companies (FHCs) and deposit-taking...

Apr 08 | BY

Tourism

Carnival cruise bookings surge even with fleet sidelined

Carnival Corp’s bookings are accelerating, reflecting pent-up demand for cruising even as the industry remains...

Apr 08 | BY

Banking

Royal Bank of Canada completes sale of Eastern Caribbean operations

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) last Thursday announced that it has received the required approvals...

Apr 08 | BY

Economy

Grenada Gov’t acknowledges debt owed to public servants, urges restraint

The Grenada Government says it cannot afford to pay public officers a four per cent...

Apr 07 | BY

Education

BookFusion inks distribution deal with CXC

Jamaica-based BookFusion Limited has entered into an agreement with the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) to...

Apr 07 | BY Josimar Scott