GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 15, (CMC) –Governor of the Bank of Guyana (BoG), Dr. Gobind Ganga, said, today, a European bank has been identified to fill the void in the local financial system, following the announcement of a pullout by Bank ...
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Feed SubscriptionDon’t Let Overreaction To Brexit Drive You Into Panicky Investment Decisions
The British vote to leave the European Union – commonly referred to as the Brexit – seemed to catch much of the world by surprise, at least temporarily shook up the markets and left many people wondering whether they should ...
Read More »Caribbean Development Bank Launches Bond Offering In Swiss Market
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, July 12, (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it has launched its inaugural bond offering in the Swiss Franc (CHF) market. The CDB said the 12-year CHF145 million bond offering carries the lowest coupon rate, ...
Read More »Looking For The Perfect Job? You May Have Already Found It
What’s your passion? Family? Gardening? Rock climbing? Now think about where your job falls in your list of passions. For many, a job is just a means to an end – it provides money for an education, an SUV, a ...
Read More »Bank Of America To Sever Ties With Banks In Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 11, (CMC) – Guyana’s Central Bank Governor, Dr. Gobind Ganga, has confirmed that a US bank – Bank of America — has indicated that it will be severing ties with local banks, here, as early as next ...
Read More »CARICOM Heads Planning Global Conference On Corresponding Banking
By Peter Richards CMC Caribbean Correspondent GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 5, (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders are planning to stage a global conference in the Caribbean, “in the not too distant future”, as they seek to respond, appropriately, to the ...
Read More »Women Flying High In Non-traditional Roles
If the words “pilot” and “airplane mechanic” make you picture a man, you’re not alone — but you’re also wrong. As in other professional environments, women in aviation are increasingly taking on non-traditional roles in formerly male-dominated spaces. The powerful ...
Read More »Privy Council Dismisses Appeal By CLICO Policy Holders
LONDON, England, June 28, (CMC) – The London-based Privy Council, today, dismissed an application by policy holders of the financially troubled Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) saying that an assurance given by the Trinidad and Tobago government had created a ...
Read More »How To Successfully Work From Home
Whether you’re taking online classes, own a small business or work for a large company, chances are you work from home at least part of the time. The latest Statistic Canada data shows nearly two million of us are working ...
Read More »Antigua PM Says He Will Not Be Intimidated By Sandals Group
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, June 22, (CMC) – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, says his administration will not be “intimidated and bullied” in its ongoing public battle with Sandals Resort International (SRI), over the payment of taxes to his ...
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