Bank inducts 10 more outstanding employees into its Hall of Fame Bridgetown, Barbados, 30 March 2023. CIBC FirstCaribbean fêted its top performers from across the region in a glittering ceremony at Sandals Royal Barbados with the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Mark St. Hill stressing that reward and recognition is a “fundamental element of who we […]
The Government of St Lucia and FAO are working together to improve coconut production starting with a training of the country’s coconut farmers and other stakeholders March 23, 2023 – Castries, St Lucia – In St Lucia, like most other Caribbean countries, the coconut culture runs deep. From coconut water to coconut milk and coconut […]
Basil Springer Column (FEBRUARY 26, 2023) The economies of the Caribbean are heavily dependent on tourism. Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) economy, unlike that of most of the English-speaking Caribbean countries, has been led by growth in the petroleum and petrochemical industries. The major annual tourism event, our Carnival extravaganza, has just concluded successfully after an […]
In keeping with the decision of CARICOM Heads of Government at their 44th Regular Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas, 15-17 February 2023, a CARICOM Special Mission went to Haiti today February 27, 2023 for a one day working visit. The mission, led by Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, met with the […]
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, February 27, 2023. Over 50 technocrats from 18 CCRIF Caribbean member countries and two regional organizations, met face-to-face in Miami over two days – February 16 and 17, 2023 – to deepen their knowledge and understanding of CCRIF’s parametric insurance models and products. CCRIF also took the opportunity to share with […]
Belize, February 27, 2023 — Executive Directors of the World Bank Group last week completed an official visit to Belize where they saw first-hand the challenges and opportunities faced by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. During the visit, the 10 Executive Directors met with the Prime Minister, the Honorable John Briceño, and Cabinet Ministers, visited World […]
Ubersoca Cruise announces its #SSMusic Powered by Audiomack St. George’s, Grenada – February 27, 2023: The #SSMusic (Support Soca Music) campaign is an educational awareness campaign with the goal of making listeners of Caribbean music more aware of the importance of streaming and downloading music across digital streaming platforms (DSPs). Ubersoca Cruise, the world’s largest […]
Thursday, February 23, 2023 — The Deputy Director General and Head of Global Growth Planning and Implementation, Helena McLeod, along with the Director and Head of programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, Jennifer Zapata of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) visited the Eastern Caribbean between February 13th – 17th, 2023 to meet with Organization of the […]
BASSETERRE, St Kitts and Nevis– 22 February 2023 The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is excited to announce that it has engaged The Marketing Machine, a full-service marketing consultancy firm, as the principal marketing agency for DCash, the digital version of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) Dollar. The Marketing Machine which is Antigua and Barbuda-based was […]
