More than 86 percent of global CEOs anticipate a recession to hit over the next 12 months with 58 percent expecting it to be mild and short, according to KPMG’s recent CEO Outlook report. The flagship report, which is in its eighth staging, asked more than 1,300 CEOs at some of the world’s largest businesses […]
Entrepreneurs from Babonneau and surrounding areas participated in a Business Forum organized by the Ministry of Commerce as part of its sensitization drive. The Babonneau Business Forum was the fourth held by the Ministry. It focused on the support services and programs offered by various Ministries and Business Support Organizations on the island. The Forum […]
The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) is commemorating the success of the Inaugural ‘Say Yes to Saint Lucia’ Global Romance Summit held here from October 13th -17th 2022. Journalists from leading publications Essence, Weddings and Honeymoons Digital and Magazine, and The Grio joined scores of locally based and visiting Travel Advisors from Saint Lucia’s top […]
Jaydees Naturals continues to make strides as an impactful, award-winning earth-friendly enterprise, with the company’s recent win of the Dominica leg of the Entrepreneurship World Cup. CEO Jodie Dublin-Dangleben emerged the top presenter in this internationally recognized business pitch competition, with her natural hair and skin care line, edging participants from around the island to […]
ServiceNow, the leading digital workflow company making the world work better for everyone, has announced an alliance with KPMG CARICOM. The alliance will help corporations and governments in the Caribbean automate, streamline, and consolidate processes which increased visibility to their IT infrastructure. This alliance aims to improve the efficiency of each customer and user, unlocking […]
Schools, workplaces, and communities are expected to play a part in the promotion of breast health and assist in reducing breast cancer risk. As part of observing Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Bureau of Health Education within the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs will be organizing a series of activities with […]
Nearly forty farmers from across Saint Lucia on Tuesday, September 13 benefited from a demonstration hosted by the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) on how to plant, care for, and market eggplant. The two-hour demonstration was held at the TMM’s demonstration farm in Union, Castries, where experts from the TTM shared crucial information with farmers, including […]
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs is accepting applications for Cohort 2 of its scholarship program for new student admissions for the period October 10th to January 5th, 2023. There are opportunities for study in the following fields: Business plan writing, Action plan writing, Capital action plan writing and Project proposal writing. The Scholarship covers Full […]
Minister for Health, Wellness and New Health Investment of Dominica – Dr Irving McIntyre shared an update on the Small Business One-stop shop and training certificate ceremony. The ceremony was hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiative. Through his social media, Dr McIntyre stated that in order to strengthen the Small […]
The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce has tabulated and released the results of its most recent Business Performance Survey. Business confidence appears to be on the rise with 66% of respondents forecasting increased turnover over the next twelve months while 71% of respondents forecast an increase in business profitability over the same period while only […]