A stakeholder within the local network of small business development centres (SBDC) is proposing the use of more data-driven models to drive the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and push the…
Short-term rental worry
MORTGAGES for properties used for short-term rentals such as Airbnb are causing “increasing concern” for the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) as they show heightened levels of delinquency when compared to the rest of…
Marriage And The End Times…..Three Ways To Overcome
To each his own, but I am not a fan of wrestling. It just seem like everlasting suffering at the hands of another human being. The word wrestle means, “TO TAKE PART IN…
Scott MacDonald | Guyana and India – A relationship of deepening importance
In January 2023, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali visited India, meeting India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders discussed a broad range of economic opportunities, but the major topic was oil. Guyana, which…
Jaevion Nelson | Recreation and leisure must be a priority
We urgently need to have a conversation about leisure and recreation. There is a lot of talk about the accessibility of our beaches, but the discussion must be much more than sand, sea,…
MicroFin sector gets access to core banking platform
REPRESENTATIVES OF microfinance institutions, MFIs, or MCIs, are to sit down with regulators in the coming days to chart a way forward, as the MFIs transition to a regulated environment under the Microcredit…
MicroFin sector gets access to core banking platform
REPRESENTATIVES OF microfinance institutions, MFIs, or MCIs, are to sit down with regulators in the coming days to chart a way forward, as the MFIs transition to a regulated environment under the Microcredit…
CIBC FirstCaribbean makes significant purchase of Barbados gov’t bonds
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): CIBC FirstCaribbean said yesterday it is acquiring BDS$100 million (1 Barbados dollar=US$0.50 cents) in the Barbados Optional Savings Schem, BOSS, Plus investment instrument that officials say represents the return of…
CIBC FirstCaribbean makes significant purchase of Barbados gov’t bonds
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): CIBC FirstCaribbean said yesterday it is acquiring BDS$100 million (1 Barbados dollar=US$0.50 cents) in the Barbados Optional Savings Schem, BOSS, Plus investment instrument that officials say represents the return of…
Cedric Stephens | Risks and insurance
TWO WOMEN contacted me last week about their motor insurance claims. One is a small business operator. She lives in the capital of a mid-island parish. Her route taxi was destroyed in a…