Business

President Biden is proposing a $15,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers, to help offset the cost of homebuying and help millions of families “lay down roots for the first time,” according to the newly sworn-in president’s campaign website. “Building off of a temporary tax credit expanded as part of the Recovery Act, this tax credit will be permanent and advanceable, meaning […More]

Gordon Stewart the chair of Sandals Resorts International is dead. Gordon Stewart fondly known as Butch Stewart died in the United States yesterday (January 4, 2021) during a period of illness, sending shock and grief throughout, especially his native Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean. Butch Stewart was 79 years old. He began working at the tender age of […More]

The Feds Cut Interest Rates Again On Wednesday September 18th, 2019 at about 2pm Fed cuts rates on 7-3 vote, gives mixed signals on next move By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point for the second time this year on Wednesday in a widely […More]

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Business owners getting squeezed by their landlords can get free lawyers from the city to help with their leases under a new program being launched this week. The $2.4 million program will give small-business owners 40 hours of legal aid to help them deal with landlords trying to boot them from their storefront or jack up the rent, or with […More]

Panama government to investigate Trump hotel dispute PANAMA CITY, Panama — The government of Panama said on Monday it was formally investigating a complaint that executives for US President Donald Trump’s family hotel business were illegally occupying a 70-story luxury Trump hotel amid a management dispute. The Public Ministry said it was investigating whether there was any “punishable conduct” in […More]

WASHINGTON, USA — The US Department of State has awarded the World Environment Center (WEC) and its partner, Le Groupe-conseil baastel ltée (Baastel), additional funding to grow innovative, sustainable local organizations in Belize and Latin America. The current program, known as La Red de Innovacion and Impacto (La Red), established in 2014, is a collection of 30 such innovative solutions […More]

A technology incubation programme that provides business support services for young entrepreneurs in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and Haiti is open for applications. The Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurship Programme (CTEP) is an initiative of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre. It tailors support for participants according to the stage […More]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — A technology incubation programme that provides business support services for young entrepreneurs in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and Haiti is open for applications. The Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurship Programme (CTEP) is an initiative of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre. It tailors support for participants according […More]

TORONTO, Canada — Stakeholders from the private and public sectors in Jamaica now have a better understanding of how sea water air conditioning (SWAC) technology can help reduce electricity costs. At the end of 2016, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) collaborated with New Leaf Power to host a study tour of Canada. During the trip, the group of 12 observed […More]