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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 5, 2019 (CMC) – After expanding by 4.4 percent this year — on the back of continued strength in the construction and services sectors, ahead of oil production in 2020 — Guyana’s economy could grow by a ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, November 5, 2019 (CMC) – The former head of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC), Leroy King, has lost his fight against extradition to the United States, and will now have to face several fraud ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, October 22, 2019 (CMC) – The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) says as part of its efforts to combat financial corruption and money laundering, persons now depositing funds into financial institutions, achieved through the traditional form of savings, ...

WASHINGTON, DC October 22, 2019 (CMC) — The World Bank is providing a US$14.85 million grant to support Jamaica in expanding its financial protection against natural disaster risks. The Washington-based financial institution said that the funds from the Global Risk ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, October 17, 2019 (CMC) – Regional central banks are conducting a survey to determine how people in the Caribbean pay for goods and services. “The survey is being conducted across the Caribbean (and) the information collected is going ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, October 16, 2019 (CMC) – Cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, is celebrating its 63rd anniversary, today, indicating that it remains “resilient to fulfil its mandate to connect the Caribbean”. The Antigua and Barbuda-based airline, which was ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist I have neither an axe to grind, nor have I bid leave of my senses. That being said, even as a Black individual, I have found Blacks to be difficult people to do business with, ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario October 9, 2019 — On Monday, the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) announced its slate of new directors to its 10-member Board, elected at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting, held on September ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica October 4, 2019 — Members of the public will soon be able to purchase shares in Trans-Jamaican Highway Limited (TJH), which owns and operates the country’s toll-road network. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, October 4, 2019 (CMC) – Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines, announced, today, the launch of Caribbean Layaway, an interest-free layaway plan, which allows customers, travelling within a two to six-month period, to pay for their ...