Clinical & ethics experts join UWI
Clinical and Ethics experts join The UWI COVID-19 Task Force The UWI Regional Headquarters, Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday, 9 April, 2020. Four new members have joined The UWI COVID-19 Task Force, bringing expertise to address the clinical aspects of the virus….
St. K-N: Praise continues to roll in for Prime Minister Harris and his administrations competent handling of the coronaviris (COVID-19) pandemic
April 14th, 2020Praise continues to roll in for Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris and his administration’s competent handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has resulted in a State of Emergency being declared for the period March 28th to…
IMF Global Financial Stability Report
MF: Pandemic dramatically impacts the financial system The IMF sees financial markets heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, the Fund’s Financial Counsellor Tobias Adrian said at the press briefing of the Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) on Tuesday. A further…
The UWI Open Campus COVID-19 website advisory -Mon April 13
Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal. Monday, April 13, 2020. As The University of the West Indies (The UWI) stands in support of countries around the world in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, The UWI Open Campus, as part of…
Republic Bank (EC) Ltd joins the Battle against COVID-19 in the OECS
From Development Cooperation & Resource Mobilisation Unit Tuesday, April 14, 2020 — The world as we knew it will never be the same. Facilitating a thriving business environment in the OECS beyond COVID-19 will call for a complete shift in the…
IMF/ World Economic Outlook Press Briefing – worst economic outlook
IMF projects worst economic downturn since the Great Depression The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) sees the global economy faltering and forecasts negative global growth of minus 3 percent in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. IMF Chief Economist…
RBC Royal Bank donates over USD $330,000 to support food security across the Caribbean
TORONTO (CANADA) – April 14, 2020 — Today, RBC Royal Bank (RY on TSX and NYSE) (“RBC”) announced a donation for non-profit organizations across the Caribbean who are supporting food security for at-risk families and those in need during the ongoing novel…
WINN (98.9) FM is the latest to join a bevy of media carrying leadership matters, a wildly popular series hosted by the St. Kitts-Nevis Government
April 14th, 2020 WINN (98.9) FM (www.winnfm.com) is the latest radio station to pick up the wildly popular Leadership Matters virtual forum series, which is hosted by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis. The weekly series airs live on ZIZ TV…
U.S. ‘Perilously Close’ to meat shortage after major plant closes over coronavirus
From TIME BY ISIS ALMEIDA AND MATT DAY / BLOOMBERG APRIL 13, 2020 The world’s biggest pork producer is shuttering a major U.S. plant indefinitely after a coronavirus outbreak among employees, with the company warning that closures across the country are taking…
Cayman: Greenlight Re announces Preliminary First Quarter 2020 Results – net loss of $38M – $43M
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, April 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLRE) (“Greenlight Re” or the “Company”), a global specialty property and casualty reinsurer headquartered in the Cayman Islands, today announced preliminary, unaudited financial estimates of…