Romance in the Caribbean often starts with the setting. A table close to the water. Low light. A breeze that makes you lean in a little closer. Across the region, there are certain dining rooms and beachside kitchens that couples return to again and again. Some are formal. Some are barefoot. All of them understand […]
Above: Jamaica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Ratings firm Standard & Poor’s has raised its outlook on Jamaica’s long-term sovereign credit ratings, it announced last week. The firm revised its outlook to positive from stable and affirmed its “B=” long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on the country. Standard & Poor’s […]
Above: Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff Fitch Ratings has downgraded Aruba’s long-term foreign and local currency issuer ratings to BBB- from BBB, the New York-based ratings firm announced. The firm said the island’s sovereign creditworthiness had “deteriorated” since 2009 due to the “negative impact of recent suspensions of operations at the Valero refinery.” But […]
Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s affirmed its “BBB/A-2” sovereign credit rating on the Bahamas on Tuesday, the New York-based firm announced. The outlook on the Bahamas’ long-term credit rating remains negative, however The outlook was revised to negative in September 2012; S&P said it reflected the “challenges of […]
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