Caribbean Business Reports

May 29, 2020

Jamaica received US$1 million from the United Nations (UN) to boost the country’s response to...

16 hours ago

American Air to cut 30% staff amid travel decline

18 hours ago

St Vincent hints at scrapping energy project

1 day ago

Liberty raises for acquisition of AT&T’s Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands assets

2 days ago

Bajan farmers urged to find niche in medicinal cannabis

Health 18 hours ago

Jamaica’s COVID response gets US$1 million boost from UN

Jamaica received US$1 million from the United Nations (UN) to boost the country’s response

Aviation 16 hours ago

American Air to cut 30% staff amid travel decline

American Airlines Group Inc. will cut 30 per cent of its management and support staff,...

Energy 18 hours ago

St Vincent hints at scrapping energy project

The St Vincent and the Grenadines government has hinted at the possibility of scrapping the...

Telecommunications 1 day ago

Liberty raises for acquisition of AT&T’s Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands assets

Liberty Latin America Ltd announced today its subsidiary, Liberty Communications Puerto Rico, has successfully completed

Agriculture 2 days ago

Bajan farmers urged to find niche in medicinal cannabis

The Cannabis Unit in Barbados’ Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is encouraging farmers in...

The oil producer paid nothing for its barrels last month

Oil’s crash below zero last month may have been short-lived — and confined to the US —...

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12 hours ago

Republic Bank donates to Grenada’s COVID-19 response

The Republic Bank in Grenada recently contributed US$40,000 in medical equipment and supplies to the...

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14 hours ago

Jamaica records quarterly decline for first time in five years

Jamaica’s unbroken run of 20 consecutive quarters without economic contraction has come to an end....

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15 hours ago

FreshMarket Caribbean launches virtually for St Lucian farmers

As more people in the Caribbean gravitate to e-commerce to earn a living and procure...

EDITOR’S CHOICE

Health Apr 18

More medical supplies for Dominica COVID-19 fight

The government of Dominica on Friday received a second...

Health Apr 18

Another day of double digit COVID cases in Jamaica

Jamaica now has 163 confirmed cases of COVID-19 following an increase...

Employment Apr 17

Ja’s tourism ministry makes first payment to Tourism Workers Pension Scheme

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has disclosed that...

Tourism Apr 17

Guyana’s leading tourism bodies sign agreement

Newly-established tourism promotion company Tourism Guyana and Guyana Tourism Authority...

Finance Apr 17

T&T gets US$50 million loan to fight COVID-19

The Development Bank of Latin America, also known as CAF,...

Health Apr 17

Almost half of Grenada’s COVID cases have recovered

Health Minister Nicholas Steele says six of Grenada’s 13 confirmed...

News Apr 17

JMEA backs Gov’t of Jamaica’s decision to request IMF assistance

The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) has fully backed...

Health Apr 17

Another COVID death in the Bahamas

The Bahamas has recorded another death related to COVID-19, bringing...

ALL STORIES

Production

The oil producer paid nothing for its barrels last month

Oil’s crash below zero last month may have been short-lived — and confined to the US —...

May 28 | BY

Health

Republic Bank donates to Grenada’s COVID-19 response

The Republic Bank in Grenada recently contributed US$40,000 in medical equipment and supplies to the...

May 28 | BY Josimar Scott

Economy

Jamaica records quarterly decline for first time in five years

Jamaica’s unbroken run of 20 consecutive quarters without economic contraction has come to an end....

May 28 | BY Paul Allen

Agriculture

FreshMarket Caribbean launches virtually for St Lucian farmers

As more people in the Caribbean gravitate to e-commerce to earn a living and procure...

May 28 | BY Josimar Scott

Employment

A quarter of American workers are now unemployed

The Labor Department in the United States reported today, Thursday May 27, that another 2.1...

May 28 | BY

Aviation

American Air to cut 30% staff amid travel decline

American Airlines Group Inc. will cut 30 per cent of its management and support staff,...

May 28 | BY

Finance

Bank of Jamaica to launch FX trading platform trial

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) will launch a pilot phase of its long-awaited electronic foreign...

May 28 | BY Paul Allen

Health

Jamaica’s COVID response gets US$1 million boost from UN

Jamaica received US$1 million from the United Nations (UN) to boost the country’s response to...

May 28 | BY

Energy

St Vincent hints at scrapping energy project

The St Vincent and the Grenadines government has hinted at the possibility of scrapping the...

May 28 | BY Paul Allen

Telecommunications

Liberty raises for acquisition of AT&T’s Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands assets

Liberty Latin America Ltd announced today its subsidiary, Liberty Communications Puerto Rico, has successfully completed the...

May 27 | BY

Agriculture

Bajan farmers urged to find niche in medicinal cannabis

The Cannabis Unit in Barbados’ Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is encouraging farmers in...

May 27 | BY Josimar Scott

Tourism

CIBC FirstCaribbean commits to helping the Caribbean tourism sector

As the Caribbean tourism sector continues to reel from the ill-effects of the coronavirus pandemic,...

May 27 | BY Josimar Scott

Production

Bahamas oil exploration to begin in December

The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) has set mid –December this year as a new exploration...

May 27 | BY

Telecommunications

Digicel debt ‘unsustainable’

Digicel mobile phones are in more hands and pockets than any other telecommunications company in...

May 27 | BY

Environment

Tropical storm Bertha lands in South Carolina ahead of hurricane season

The Atlantic’s second storm of 2020 made landfall just east of Charleston, South Carolina, with...

May 27 | BY

Telecommunications

Thousands of Jamaicans utilise Flow’s Virtual Stores

More than 16,000 Jamaicans have used FLOW’s virtual stores since it launched in March, the...

May 26 | BY Paul Allen

Energy

Guyana wants to pipe natural gas onshore

Guyana’s Director of the Department of Energy Dr Mark Bynoe said the South American country...

May 26 | BY Josimar Scott

Finance

Dominican Gov’t allocates EC$5M for small businesses

… provides 1% loans through Dominica Agricultural and Industrial Bank The Government of the Commonwealth...

May 26 | BY Josimar Scott

News

Cayman not considering pay cuts for politicians, says Premier

Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin said the country is not considering salary cuts for ministers and...

May 26 | BY

Aviation

Latam Air files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, stymied by lockdowns

Latam Airlines Group SA, Latin America’s largest air carrier, sought bankruptcy court protection in New...

May 26 | BY

Jamaica’s COVID response gets US$1 million boost from UN

Jamaica’s COVID response gets US$1 million boost from UN

American Air to cut 30% staff amid travel decline

St Vincent hints at scrapping energy project

Liberty raises for acquisition of AT&T’s Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands assets

Bajan farmers urged to find niche in medicinal cannabis

The oil producer paid nothing for its barrels last month

Republic Bank donates to Grenada’s COVID-19 response

Jamaica records quarterly decline for first time in five years

FreshMarket Caribbean launches virtually for St Lucian farmers

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More medical supplies for Dominica COVID-19 fight

Another day of double digit COVID cases in Jamaica

Ja’s tourism ministry makes first payment to Tourism Workers Pension Scheme

Guyana’s leading tourism bodies sign agreement

T&T gets US$50 million loan to fight COVID-19

Almost half of Grenada’s COVID cases have recovered

JMEA backs Gov’t of Jamaica’s decision to request IMF assistance

Another COVID death in the Bahamas

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The oil producer paid nothing for its barrels last month

Republic Bank donates to Grenada’s COVID-19 response

Jamaica records quarterly decline for first time in five years

FreshMarket Caribbean launches virtually for St Lucian farmers

A quarter of American workers are now unemployed

American Air to cut 30% staff amid travel decline

Bank of Jamaica to launch FX trading platform trial

Jamaica’s COVID response gets US$1 million boost from UN

St Vincent hints at scrapping energy project

Liberty raises for acquisition of AT&T’s Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands assets

Bajan farmers urged to find niche in medicinal cannabis

CIBC FirstCaribbean commits to helping the Caribbean tourism sector

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Bahamas oil exploration to begin in December

Digicel debt ‘unsustainable’

Tropical storm Bertha lands in South Carolina ahead of hurricane season

Thousands of Jamaicans utilise Flow’s Virtual Stores

Guyana wants to pipe natural gas onshore

Dominican Gov’t allocates EC$5M for small businesses

Cayman not considering pay cuts for politicians, says Premier

Latam Air files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, stymied by lockdowns