How entrepreneurs responded to CIBC FirstCaribbean’s First in Business Seminar
BELAIR — CIBC FirstCaribbean recently held it First in Business Seminar at Belair Community Center on Thursday, March 14th, 2019. According to Garth Sherwood, Country Manager CIBC FirstCaribbean, the aim was to provide business owners in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector with an opportunity to help grow their business by More...
Banks kick lottery companies out
PHILIPSBURG — The Windward Islands Bank (WIB) in St. Maarten and Maduro & Curiel’s Bank (MCB) in Curacao do not have to maintain their banking relationships any longer with Robbie’s Lottery and five More...
CIBC FirstCaribbean’s First in Business Seminar a Success
~ Provides MSME Community with Solid Network and Information ~ Philipsburg, St. Maarten, March 15th, 2019 – “The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is one of the primary drivers of economic growth More...
SZV victim of sophisticated phishing scam
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten (Tuesday March 12th, 2019) — Social & Health Insurances SZV has recently been targeted by a seemingly international phishing scam. As a good corporate citizen, SZV takes this opportunity More...
Anti-corruption task force investigates all suspicious financial transactions
PHILIPSBURG — The Public Prosecutor’s Office has serious concerns about the financial investigative capacity of the police force. Answering questions from stmaartennews.com, the prosecutor’s office said More...
De-risking strategy targets casinos and lottery companies
PHILIPSBURG - The Risk Based Approach banks in St. Maarten and Curacao have developed to get an angle on the risks certain clients represent has resulted in long court battles the banks so far have consistently More...
CBCS Executive Directors took the oath before the Governor
WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG – On February 13, 2019, Mrs. Leila Matroos-Lasten and Mr. José Jardim were sworn in as Executive Directors of the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) as they took the oath More...
Windward Islands Bank opens their new branch on Bush Road
PHILIPSBURG — “There is an urgent need to invest in the national infrastructure and the economy,” said Governor Eugene Holiday during the opening ceremonies of the Windward Islands Bank Bush Road Branch. More...
Ansary frustrates restructuring of insurance company ENNIA
PHILIPSBURG – Hushang Ansary, the 93-year old Persian-American major shareholder of Parman International B.V. is frustrating the restructuring process the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten (CBCS) has More...
Beware: Bank card scammers on the loose
PHILIPSBURG — Several residents have reported that they were questioned by some unknown persons posing as bank officials and asking about the status of their accounts. According to a resident of St. Peters he More...
