Executives of Trinidad-based First Citizens Bank arrived in Jamaica earlier this week and held meetings with various members of the Government including Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Investments Minister Aubyn Hill and Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke. Attending the meetings were executives and directors of Cornerstone United Holdings/Barita Investments. It is not clear what the discussions […]
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Business Newsday Reporter 2 Days Ago Former Caroni Ltd workers protest outside the Brechin Castle Estate, Couva on February 14. – Lincoln Holder Almost two decades after the closure of Caroni (1975) Ltd, land issues relating to that entity continue to bedevil former workers and the State. That this is a legacy issue which no […]
We first met Vishnu Ramdeen back in 2016 at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre during the staging of Guyana’s first ever Coconut Festival. The Festival had been staged primarily to help broaden the base of local education regarding the use of coconuts and particularly about health and nutritional value. At that time, too, feedback from […]
by Marlon Madden Renewable energy and environmentally friendly are perhaps not the first words that come to mind when one thinks about a power generation plant in Barbados or any other part of the world for that matter. However, the island’s sole electric utility company, the Barbados Light and Power Company Ltd.(BL&PC), is aligning its […]
Republic continues recovery […]
E-payment market steaming […]
Fair and factual […]
by Marlon Madden Trade between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the European Union (EU) remains a top priority, officials from the EU Commission have assured. However, they continue to be concerned that Barbados and other regional states are not taking full advantage of existing trade policies including the Economic Partnership Agreement, which was implemented over […]
Business Newsday Yesterday – The world of business has changed and to be honest, it has done so for the better. One of the major advantages that the pandemic has given us is that it has forced the Caribbean region to start looking into e-commerce and expanding the radius of where our businesses operate. Whilst […]
The fact that Guyana has been ‘out of the blocks’ first in terms of the laying down a definitive ‘marker’ underlining South America’s newly found clout as an oil ‘power,’ all of the portents including those that rely on dependable industry analyses suggest that Suriname is not too far behind. Talks between presidents Irfaan Ali […]