Category Archives: Business

CDB president posits new financial ecosystem

In the wake of the dislocation, and in some instances near disintegration of some economies in the Carib-bean arising out of more than two years of a still rampaging Covid-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is to roll out a “financing ecosystem” that will provide critical support to its Borrowing Member Countries (BMC) with […]

Goddard Enterprises assisting local entrepreneurs

By Shamar Blunt Six local entrepreneurs along with four other regional business owners became the lucky recipients of much needed financial and mentorship support on Wednesday, as Goddard Enterprises (GEL) officially completed the first leg of its 100th Anniversary Entrepreneurship Awards Initiative. The entrepreneurship programme will see 10 participants locally and within the region being […]

Solutions to novel covid issues affecting company’s survival

Business courtneym 3 Days Ago Temperature checks of employees have become part of the daily routine at workplaces. – JEFF K MAYERS As I began writing this article, I recalled one of my many character flaws. I have little time or tolerance for “experts” whose only talent is identifying problems but lack the intellectual curiosity […]

South America’s oil jitters – Stabroek News

With 2022 promising to be a record-breaking year for oil exploration and recovery in South America, it would be an act of unfathomable recklessness to ignore the ever-present danger of the environmental risks that attend what, for the hemisphere, are potentially breakthrough economic pursuits that could alter overall economic and developmental fortunes for the future. […]

Soleco hoping to invest US$45m in Barbados

A Jamaican-based company is set to invest US$45 million in the local renewable energy market once all the requisite government approvals are granted. The clean energy projects planned by Soleco Energy Limited, will see the construction of three 10 MW (total capacity of 30MW) solar photovoltaic plants in Barbados. Angella Rainford, CEO and Founder of […]