Search Result for: stock exchange

28 results found.

Is It Time for a Caribbean Stock Exchange?

Is it time for a regional stock exchange in the Caribbean? By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Jamaica’s Junior Stock Market Punching above its Weight As its General Manager, Marlene Street-Forrest can take kudos for the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) […]

Cayman Stock Exchange, Deutsche Boerse Sign Deal on Trading Platform

Above: Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange has signed an agreement with Deutsche Boerse for the use of its XETRA trading platform. The new platform will go live at the Cayman exchange, CSX, in the […]

Standard & Poor’s Raises Jamaica Credit Rating After Debt Exchange

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a similar move by Fitch last week, Standard & Poor’s has raised Jamaica’s foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to “CCC+” and out of default. The move came after […]

Nigel Spence: Christmas in Jamaica

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As we approach my most favorite time of the year, I am somewhat saddened by the backdrop of fear and apprehension that has slowly taken over our Nation and which now understandably lurks in the […]

Jamaica Needs a Serious Approach to Development

Time for a new approach for Jamaican Development By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor The current government has economic growth as its main thrust. The phrase coined by the Growth Council — “Five in four” — refers to the objective to […]

The Wider Context to Jamaica’s Big Media Merger

Local and Global Trends By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor As promised, here is another look at the proposed RJR/Gleaner merger. This announcement comes against the backdrop of a media landscape that is constantly evolving globally, regionally and locally. Media […]

Jamaica Adding Another New Agro-Park

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (left) greeted by General Manager, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Marlene Street-Forrest (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is ramping up its development of agro-parks. The country is expected to add a ninth […]

Jamaica Finance Minister Visits New York

Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips began a three-day visit to New York City on Wednesday. The visit will include a meeting with 50 of “the most prominent […]

Doing Business in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor AS I stated in my last article, I believe that Jamaica can start seeing positive economic and social development with the current set of legislative and fiscal reforms we are seeing. However, for this to […]

Transforming Productivity in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor LAST WEEK I referred to what I think is Jamaica’s biggest risk (that of the unproductive human resources) and also addressed my belief that the economic programme is on the right track, given the accomplishments […]

Is Jamaica on the Right Track?

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor OVER the past few weeks, I have been approached by many persons who ask the questions: What is happening to the economy? Is Jamaica headed in the right direction? Is it time for me to […]

Forbes: Jamaica’s Women’s Coalition Marks First Anniversary

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor The 51% Coalition – One Year Later About 15 organizations representing a broad cross-section of Jamaican society, including NGOs, the government and the private sector turned out to participate in a forum hosted to […]

“We Have to Pledge to Clean Up Jamaica”

Above: Jamaican Foreign Minister AJ Nicholson (centre) (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Foreign Minister Sen. AJ Nicholson is lobbying for support on a major island-wide cleanup project. The plan aims to enhance Jamaica’s position as a location […]

The Caribbean in 2012

What’s in store for the Caribbean in 2012? In our Year in Review, we looked at the big stories of 2011, from the continued influence of China to the growth of green energy in the region. To find out more […]

A New Solar-Powered Yacht and Residence Club in The Bahamas

It’s the most exciting new project in The Bahamas in years: Club Ki’ama Bahamas, a private-island real estate community that is the Caribbean’s first project marrying ultra-sustainable solar residences and carbon-neutral solar yachts. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose […]

Op-Ed: The Future of Dominican Republic Tourism

By Carlos Castillo Consul General of the Dominican Republic in New York Tourism and hospitality have become synonymous in the Dominican Republic. They are the mainstay of the economy, and a tremendous source of pride within our culture. New York […]

Riu Opening Costa Mujeres Resort

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A new all-inclusive is opening in Cancun. Situated within the Costa Mujeres development project, the new Riu Dunamar is slated to open in December with more than 700 rooms. Costa Mujeres is set to the […]

Checking in to St. Lucia’s New Serenity at Coconut Bay Resort

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor St. Lucia’s newest adults-only all-inclusive resort, Serenity at Coconut Bay, opened in June. The 36-suite enclave is a resort-within-a resort at Coconut Bay Resort & Spa, part of a sprawling 85-acre estate that hugs […]

CHTA President: Caribbean Tourism Businesses Need to Adapt

Caribbean tourism businesses must adapt to succeed, according to the President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, Karolin Troubetzkoy. Troubetzkoy sees the upcoming Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum as an opportunity for hotels and tourism-related businesses to take stock […]

The Caribbean Response to Brexit

Caribbean Leaders Weigh-in on Brexit By Marcia Forbes, Ph.D. CJ Contributor Brexit is not Cricket Business people often have a different point of view from academics; however, at the UWI forum regarding Brexit and its implications for the Caribbean, everyone […]

The 10 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in St Lucia

Got your sights set on St Lucia? We don’t blame you. It’s been said that St Lucia is the “Helen of the West Indies,” and it’s hard to argue: St Lucia’s lush landscape, from its famous Pitons to its lush […]

Jamaica Tourism Looking to Untapped Markets

JAPEX to focus on Caribbean, Latin America, Eastern Europe By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jamaica’s looking to diversify its tourism source markets. The 25th annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), set to take place Montego Bay Convention Centre from September 20-22, […]

How Tourism Saves Jamaica

By David P Rowe Op-Ed Contributor During the recent Greek debt crisis, commentators have been referring to Jamaica as an example of another country with a huge debt burden. This is true — Jamaica’s gross public debt hovers higher than […]

Jamaica’s Prospects in 2015

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor AS we come to the end of 2014, it is traditional for us to think about what will happen in the New Year. Apart from tradition, however, the end of a year is always used […]

LVMH Shifting Production of 10 Cane Rum From Trinidad to Barbados

Above: 10 Cane By the Caribbean Journal staff Luxury giant LVMH is shifting the production of its flagship rum brand 10 Cane from Trinidad to Barbados. The Paris-based firm announced that it would be blending and bottling 10 Cane at […]

Op-Ed: A Diaspora Policy for St Lucia

By Bertram Leon Op-Ed Contributor OVER THE PAST DECADE, we have been witnessing a growing number of countries becoming interested in revisiting, refreshing and rebuilding relations with their overseas populations. A contemporary subject of public policy, referred to as […]

Interview with Barbados Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy

Above: Tourism Minister Richard Sealy (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Caribbean tourism sector is in a period of change, as the region seeks to emerge from the global downturn. As Caribbean nations like Barbados look to move beyond the […]

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s Message for Jamaica 50

The following is the text of Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s message to the country on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its independence. My fellow Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora, our visitors and our well-wishers, […]

Montego Bay Is Getting a New Riu All-Inclusive Next Month