The World Bank has priced a catastrophe bond that will provide the Government of Jamaica with financial protection of up to US$185 million against losses from named storms for three Atlantic tropical […]
ASSERTING that Government has no recovery plan for the country post-covid19, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said her UNC party has one, and is ready to take over the management of Trinidad and […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government expects to have preliminary results of its tax study by year’s end, according to State Minister for Finance Kwasi Thompson, who noted a white paper on the […]
The ex-Minister of Finance, Gillmore Hoefdraad, who is wanted by Suriname is not on the list of Interpol. This was said by President Chan Santokhi on May 30, in the program Well-Informed Circles on ABC Radio . The […]
The loss and damage caused by last month’s explosive eruption of La Soufriere could amount to 50% of the gross domestic product, Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves has told Parliament. “Even preliminary, […]
Parliament, on Tuesday, approved EC$117 million for response to the humanitarian situation that has resulted from the eruption of La Soufriere volcano last month. “… we are talking about roughly 23,000 Vincentians […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government has agreed to extend its unemployment benefit at least until the end of June, according to State Minister for Finance Kwasi Thompson. Thompson was speaking at an […]
The state had more money in the Surinamese Post Savings Bank (SPSB) than in the Central Bank of Suriname (CBvS). For example, an amount of SRD 600 million was on an account of […]
Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves has defended his government increase of the Customs Service Charge from 5% to 6%. “This was introduced in the Budget [in February],” he said as he wrapped […]
The Government is moving to change the date when income tax returns are due from March 15 to April 15 as of 2022, the Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke has announced. […]
