Billion-Dollar International Bond a big hit, says T&T
From Caribbean360 The bond issue was more than three times oversubscribed, with US$3.5 billion in orders received from over 250 international investors, the government said. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday August 1, 2016 – The Government of Trinidad and Tobago…
Jamaica on course for another drawdown of IMF funds
CARIBBEAN360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday August 24, 2015 – Jamaica is on course for a ninth drawdown of funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is based on the country’s positive performance for the first quarter of the fiscal year…
Cuban doctors fleeing “shortages and mistreatment” in Venezuela protest for US visas
From CARIBBEAN360 BOGOTA, Colombia, Monday August 24, 2015 — Deteriorating conditions in Venezuela are causing increasing numbers of Cuban medical personnel working there to immigrate to the United States under a special US programme launched in 2006 that expedites their…
Trinidad government investigates Office of the President email account hacking
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday August 25, 2014, CMC – The Office of the President is investigating an incident in which the email account of a high level member of staff has been hacked. This has resulted in e-mails being…
LIME Caribbean CEO calls for technology innovation
The region’s leading telecoms provider that first connected the Caribbean to the rest of the world, LIME, called on regional government ministers and fellow telecoms providers to push for greater broadband penetration, allowing Caribbean nationals and businesses to participate in…
