Caribbean Business Reports

Employment

Anne McMorris-Cover now head of enterprise operations at NCB Jamaica

NCB Financial Group has appointed Anne McMorris-Cover to the position of head of enterprise operations...

Jun 01 | BY Josimar Scott

Finance

RFHL gets green light to acquire Scotiabank BVI

Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) earlier today announced that it has received regulatory approvals from...

Jun 01 | BY Josimar Scott

News

Key Insurance restructures portfolio

Key Insurance Company Limited (KICL) disclosed on June 1 that it has restructured its insurance portfolio with...

Jun 01 | BY

News

Antigua and Barbuda re-opens international airport

Antigua and Barbuda Monday became the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to re-open its international...

Jun 01 | BY

Finance

Touchstone Exploration, Republic Bank in escrow deal for US$20m

Canadian oil and gas drilling company Touchstone Exploration Ltd has entered into escrow arrangements with...

Jun 01 | BY Josimar Scott

News

Puerto Rico board upheld by Supreme Court in defeat for bondholders

The US Supreme Court upheld the oversight board responsible for resolving Puerto Rico’s debt crisis,...

Jun 01 | BY

Economy

Grenada’s COVID response gets US$2.5-m boost from World Bank

The World Bank will provide US$2.5 million to Grenada to assist with its COVID-19 response....

Jun 01 | BY Paul Allen

Mining

Unigold raises CN$2 million to fund gold exploration in DomRep

Canadian mineral exploration company Unigold Inc recently disclosed that it is pursuing a non-brokered private...

Jun 01 | BY Josimar Scott

Travel

Grenada to welcome stranded nationals from the UK this week

The Grenada government says it has negotiated access to 20 seats on a British Airways...

Jun 01 | BY Gavin Riley

Economy

UK mulls new stimulus: Global virus update

Key Developments: Virus Tracker: Cases near 6.2 million; deaths exceed 372,000 How China tested 11 million people...

Jun 01 | BY

Manufacturing

AMG Packaging adds protective procedures

AMG Packaging Limited says the company has set up numerous measures to ensure the staff...

Jun 01 | BY

Manufacturing

Profit up at Carreras as company plans COVID cost cuts

Carreras Limited (CAR) made net profit of $3.58 billion on operating revenue of $14.13 billion...

Jun 01 | BY

Manufacturing

Lasco Manufacturing runs COVID stress test

Lasco Manufacturing Limited (LASM) indicates the company has performed various assessments and stress testing of...

May 31 | BY

Travel

Jamaica to reopen borders to int’l travel on June 15

Jamaica will reopen its borders to international travellers come June 15, that according to a leaked document...

May 31 | BY

Production

Venezuela to raise fuel prices in historic policy shift

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said fuel prices would increase starting in June, a historic policy shift after...

May 31 | BY

Economy

BVI Premier announces multi-million COVID-19 stimulus

A COVID-19 Economic Stimulus-Response Plan which seeks to allocate funds to jobless residents, struggling businesses,...

May 31 | BY

Tourism

Caribbean must put strategic tourism plans in place — Bartlett

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says tourism-dependent countries, such as Jamaica, must put strategic plans...

May 31 | BY

Health

Coronavirus cases top six million – Global virus update

Key Developments: Virus Tracker: Cases top 6 million; deaths over 369,000 China factories are humming but not...

May 31 | BY

Economy

T&T relaxes COVID measures as economy slowly reopens

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley Saturday announced a further relaxation of the measures put in...

May 30 | BY

Economy

Coronavirus cases approach 6 million – Global Virus Update

Key Developments: Virus Tracker: Cases top 5.9 million; deaths over 365,000 Texas shows the world...

May 30 | BY