Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis Friday 19 February 2021 Atlantic LNG plant in Point Fortin. File photo – The saying “it is better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it” fits well with the National Gas Company’s thinking when it comes to the Atlantic LNG and Train One, for […]
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The Ministry of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship is reminding small businesses eligible for Government’s financial assistance during the national pause that there are strict guidelines that govern the operation of this programme. In light of reports of some persons trying to cheat the system, the Ministry has advised that those found attempting to commit […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting an average gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 3.8 per cent this year for Caribbean countries. But in its Regional Report: 2020 Review and 2021 Outlook, released Thursday, the region’s premier financial institution, said the projections is clouded by the ongoing uncertainty, caused […]
MILLIONS of Brits are employed under a system known as the “gig economy”. But what exactly is the gig economy? Here’s what you need to know following the”historic” court ruling against Uber. 1 Deliveroo workers are paid per drive, instead of per hourCredit: Reuters What is the gig economy? “Gig economy” workers are paid for […]
After hitting record lows this summer, some mortgage brokers are warning that fixed mortgage rates are starting to climb back up — if only a little. Just as the housing market gears up for the traditionally busy spring season, lenders across the country are announcing fixed-rate increases of between 0.1 and 0.2 of a […]
A $44.8 billion spending plan unveiled Tuesday by Gov. Phil Murphy calls for no new taxes and fully funds the state pension program for the first time since 1996. Source link
Shamed, perhaps, by last month’s feral blast by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus over the unequal allocation of COVID-19 vaccinations among rich and poor countries, the leaders of the Group of Seven global economic powerhouses have undertaken to move to immunise the world’s neediest people against the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic by contributing […]
Business Paula Lindo 3 Days Ago Finance Minister Colm Imbert – Vidya Thurab Finance Minister Colm Imbert said Tuesday that the initial financial cost to government to bring self-employed people into the national insurance system (NIS) would be prohibitive. It was not certain this cost could ever be recovered, he added. Speaking to the Senate, […]
SOURCE-REUTERS – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out a phased plan on Monday to end England’s COVID-19 lockdown, offering a “cautious” approach to try to prevent a return to wholesale restrictions that have hobbled the economy. Johnson, under pressure to allow more freedoms to millions stuck at home and offer hope to shuttered businesses, […]
The Caribbean Express, a new multi-billion-dollar submarine cable system being rolled out by American telecoms development firm, Ocean Networks Incorporated, is coming to Jamaica. The Caribbean Express project, an 18-fibre pair subsea cable system linking the state of Florida to Panama, which is just being built out, is also being extended to Kingston. In addition […]