“He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the Promised Land.” It’s one of Dr. Martin Luther King’s most iconic speeches: “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” his address to striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn. on April 3, 1968. And it was born on the tiny island […]
Above: Parliament in Belize By the Caribbean Journal staff Ratings firm Standard & Poor’s has not changed its “SD” foreign currency ratings and “D” rating on Belize’s bond due in 2029 after the country made a partial payment of $11.7 million last week. The firm still considered the country to have missed the $23 million […]
Above: Parliament in Belmopan By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Belize announced Tuesday that it would be unable to make an Aug. 20 coupon payment on the country’s US Dollar Step-Up Bonds due in 2029. In a statement, Belize’s government said it had “already commenced discussions with the holders of this bond regarding […]
