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Barbados Credit Rating Cut Again
Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has seen its sovereign credit rating lowered again. New York-based Standard & Poor’s lowered the country’s long-term sovereign credit ratings to “B” from “BB-“, the ratings firm announced Friday. The …

S&P Affirms Bermuda Rating; Outlook Remains Negative
Above: Bermuda By the Caribbean Journal staff New York-based Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its AA-/A-1+ rating on Bermuda, the ratings firm announced this week. The British Overseas Territory’s outlook remains negative, however, it said. “The ratings on Bermuda are …
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S&P Affirms Rating on Puerto Rico; Outlook Remains Negative
Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its “BBB-” rating on the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s general obligation and appropriation debt, the New York-based ratings firm announced on Wednesday. The rating reflected …
S&P Raises Jamaica Credit Rating
Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has raised its long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Jamaica, citing “progress in stabilizing the economy” and the country’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The rating, …