May 2016 Financial News

• 30No change in T&T's competitiveness
• 29NCB granted approval for mobile money
• 29Suriname lands $478m IMF loan to boost economic reform plan
• 29IMF points finger at banks for lack of growth (Jamaica)
• 28Governor Hilaire on economy...Treat shock as permanent...calls on private sector to play larger role
• 28Mendes heads TTSEC board
• 27ANSA Merchant Bank records $297m profit
• 27New addition to ANSA family
• 27GraceKennedy to add 100 acres of pepper farmlands, weighs stock split
• 27BOJ says inflation falls to "historic low". Lowest rate in 50 years
• 27Guardian Media Limited - Notice of Material Change
• 27Unilever Caribbean Limited - Dividend Announcement
• 26UTC investment income up by $62.8m
• 26Kissoon retires from GML
• 26Massy backs local food drive
• 26Loran/Manatee closer to reality
• 25Sagicor tapped to buy Palmyra
• 25Highlights from the IMF (Jamaica)
• 25Trinidad Cement Limited - Change of Director
• 24Venezuela and Jamaica reach agreement to improve trade relations
• 24T&T signs gas deal with Venezuela
• 23Cruise season brings estimated $50m to Tobago
• 23Inflation increases to 3.1 per cent
• 23Smart back as FCB chairman
• 20IMF says Barbados turning corner but challenges remain
• 20National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited - Trading in Shares
• 19Guardian Media Limited - Resignation of a Director
• 19First Citizens Bank Limited - Notice of Record Date for Special Meeting
• 19Unilever Caribbean Limited - Appointment of Senior Officer
• 18Government Bond Listing
• 18GHL - Changes to the Board of Directors
• 18Praetorian fund increases to $188m
• 18Scotiabank Upsizes Sharp's Regional Portfolio
• 18Jamaica On Target For 11th, 12th IMF Tests
• 17Trinidad Cement Breaks Eight-Year Dividend Drought
• 17JMMB Group Limited - Consideration of Dividend Payment
• 17Angostura Holdings Limited - Change in Director
• 17Caribbean countries warned debt will continue to soar on current path
• 17Massy banking on Barbados market
• 17Fitch: EU ratings cut likely if UK leaves
• 17Liberty completes CWC acquisition...yet to sell TSTT stake
• 16Barbados tourism growing again due to a "rebirth in confidence"
• 163-month profit of $153.5 m for First Citizens
• 16T&T looks for larger share of tourism
• 16$163.7m profit for Angostura
• 16Balgobin new chairman of CLF
• 16T&T signs energy agreement with Ghana
• 13ANSA McAL nets $156mn in Q1
• 13GraceKennedy Q1 rockets by 127%...Only partially due to Hardware and Lumber sale
• 13Guardian Holdings Limited - Notice of the successful completion of the acquisition by NCBJ of 29.99% stake in GHL
• 13JMMB Group Limited - Change in Director
• 13National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited - Finalizes acquisition of Interest in Guardian Holdings Limited
• 12TTNGL's ready to develop Loran/Manatee, Africa
• 12CDB chief economist Justin Ram...Diversify or die
• 12EIA forecasts oil at US$51 in 2017
• 12Guardian Media Limited - Notice to Shareholders - AGM and Dividend Announcement
• 12ANSA Merchant Bank Limited - Amended Notice to Shareholders
• 12Trinidad Cement Limited - Notice
• 11Trinidad Cement Limited - Trading in Shares
• 11Republic's HFC Bank explores T&T-Ghana links
• 11Unemployment was 3.5 per cent at year end
• 11WTO: Growth in T&T's tourism market
• 11Tourism rescue (Barbados)
• 11Central Bank printed $190m (Barbados)
• 11GraceKennedy gives insight into the correspondent banking experience
• 11Sagicor X Fund plans Hilton expansion
• 11Trade between Jamaica and Trinidad on the decline
• 10Economic growth on the rise (Barbados)
• 10High level T&T-Ghana energy talks
• 10TT, Ghana sign agreements
• 10Insufficient gas from NGC
• 10PP collects $6.8B dividends from NGC
• 09Sagicor to vote on move
• 09ANSA McAL Barbados records hike in profits
• 09Customer deposits at FCB increases
• 09TTSE revenue increases to $28.3m
• 09National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited - Appointment of Senior Officer
• 06NGL exploring Africa and Latin America
• 06GraceKennedy Money Services to add Cuba service in eight markets
• 06JMMB Bank hangs shingle in Trinidad
• 06ANSA Merchant Bank Limited - Notice to Shareholders
• 06Sagicor Financial Corporation - Notice of Annual Meeting
• 05GraceKennedy promises to roll out mobile wallet in 2016
• 05GKMS Now Offering Western Union Money Transfers To Cuba
• 05Michael Lee-Chin on possible bid for 100%. NCBJ: No interest in GHL takeover, now
• 05Scotia Investment Jamaica Limited - Consideration of Dividend Payment
• 04Trinidad and Tobago NGL Limited - Change in Director
• 04JMMB Group Limited - Rebranding of IBL to JMMB Bank (T&T) Limited
• 04National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited - Appointment of Senior Officer
• 03Three month profit of $138.6m for Witco
• 03Republic makes offer to buy out Grenada bank
• 03Jamaica-owned bank rebrands
• 03Puerto Rico Braces For Lawsuits As Major Default Looms
• 02Trinidad Cement Limited - Trading in Shares
• 02NGL earns $402.8m after tax. After $804.2m loss in 2014
• 02S&P affirms First Citizens BBB+ ratings
• 02TCL chairman sells off his $33m in shares
• 02National Commercial Bank hints at further investments overseas
• 02Scotiabank Trinidad & Tobago Limited - Appointment of Senior Officer
• 02Republic Financial Holdings Limited - Approval of Offer and take over bid circular