THE Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) provided more than $140.2 million in financing in 2020 and secured an additional $50 million …
CDB’s COVID-19 Response Exceeds US$190 Million in 2020
CDB Projects Regional Economic Growth of 3.8% in 2021
AFTER an extremely difficult year in which the economies of its 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) contracted by 12.8% on …
OECS Agriculture Ministers Discuss Recovery and Transformation of the Sector
A SPECIAL Meeting of Agricultural Ministers of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) was held virtually on Tuesday, February …
First Digital EC Currency (DCash) Transaction Completed Successfully
THE first-ever DCash consumer-to-merchant transaction was successfully completed on Friday, 13 February at Geo F. Huggins’ Foodland in Grenada. Commenting …
Sagicor Reaffirms Commitment to its Clients and Communities
THE Caribbean’s leading financial and insurance company, Sagicor, has entered 2021 committed to further improving the experience of its clients …
Caribbean Marketplace Goes Virtual
For the first time in nearly 40 years, Caribbean Travel Marketplace, the premier annual gathering where Caribbean hospitality and tourism …
ECSRC Approves Investment Adviser Licence
Effective 6 January 2021, the Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission (ECSRC) approved the grant of an Investment Adviser Licence to …
BiP is Calling All Young Digital Designers
BiP is calling out all young digital designers to ideate and create the new mascot. The instant messaging (and so …
RFHL Records US $58.4 Million in First Quarter Profits
The Chairman of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL), Vincent Pereira, announced today profit attributable to equity holders of the parent …
Gilroy Pultie Appointed LUCELEC Chief Engineer
St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gilroy Pultie to the position of Chief …
Digicel St. Lucia earns Ookla ® Speedtest Award TM for the Best Mobile Coverage in St. Lucia
Digicel St. Lucia was designated Best Mobile Network Coverage in the 2020 Ookla Speedtest Awards, making it the go-to network …
Great Customer Care Starts Within!
UNDERSTANDING the significance of this concept is critical especially as we traverse this pandemic. How we refocus our energies will …
World Bank Predicts Sharpest Decline of Remittances in Recent History
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2020 — Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 percent in 2020 due to …
Assessing the Impact Assessment of COVID-19 on OECS Business and Business Support Organisation
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) through its Competitive Business Unit (CBU) is measuring the impact of the outbreak …
1st National says Farewell to Cenac and Augier
THE 1st National Bank Saint Lucia Limited, Wednesday night, bade farewell to two of their directors in a tribute that …
Term Finance (St Lucia) Limited: A Fast, Convenient & Transparent Way to Apply for Credit
TERM Finance (St Lucia) Limited, which is the local arm of Term Finance Holdings Limited, is a credit institution which …
Young Entrepreneurs Roll Out Pilot Phase Of E-wallet Startup in Saint Lucia
St Lucians will be able to use their mobile phones and tablets to send and receive money and make and …
Four OECS Businesses Top Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurship Programme
Cory Zufelt, Linda Dias, Kenna Questelles George and Chaneil Imhoff excel at regional competition. Four young OECS entrepreneurs have placed …
Anti-money Laundering, Counter Financing of Terrorism, Counter Proliferation Financing in Focus An In-depth Look at the FATF 40 Recommendations Recommendation 15: New Technologies
The development and offering of new products are central to the survival of financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and …
Axcel Finance Gears Up for Secondary Schools Career Preparation Workshop
Axcel Finance, the leading regional microfinance institution in the Caribbean, is dedicated to providing micro-financial solutions to serve the needs …