Jamaica enters the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1 without the will to tackle the weaknesses that a major hurricane strike would show up or any indication that it has learnt from lessons from the recent past, says Dr Parris Lyew-Ayee, director of the Mona GeoInformatics Institute. The country
As part of the reorganisation process, job cuts are being planned for the Financial Services Commission (FSC), which is expected to be headed by Everton McFarlane, who stepped down recently as financial secretary. But Howard Mitchell, chairman of the government regulator for the insurance, securities and pension industries, said
New York, USA — Farm Up Jamaica, the New York-based non-profit which has been promoting increased agricultural production in Jamaica using organic technology, is taking its campaign to another level.According to Neil Curtis, founder and director, plans are far advanced for the staging of an exhibition of Jamaican farm
Returns from equities continue to outpace other local investment options. And year to date, stock market activity is outpacing 2016 both in volume and value of trades. Up to the end of May, the value of trades was in the region of $14 billion, compared to some $8.7 billion
Ackee and salt fish, Jamaica's national dish Non-traditional crops exported from Jamaica have begun to show signs of improvement with the country's national fruit — ackee — leading the charge.Ackee exports from Jamaica rose to their highest level in 2016 to total roughly US$20 million, up from the US$4.4
June is the beginning of the annual hurricane season, for which the best things that we can do is to pray and to be prepared. In preparation, maybe we can fast-track the training of rivers by putting the army to work with the assistance of the National Youth Service,
Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Keith Duncan has expressed confidence that the Bank of Jamaica's planned multiple-priced foreign exchange (FX) auction will create more efficiency in forex market transactions. The Government of Jamaica, with a view to creating exchange rate flexibility, has signed off on the
Carlos Hill, former head of Cash Plus, leaving the Home Circuit Court a free man last week. In my view, the last two weeks represent one of the worst periods for economic news in recent times for Jamaica. We saw the report coming out from the PIOJ about the
New York, United States (AFP) — When President Donald Trump announced America's abandonment of the Paris climate deal Thursday, saying he was elected to represent "Pittsburgh, not Paris," several US cities and states responded with a defiant counter-declaration: We're staying in."As the Mayor of Pittsburgh, I can assure you
HENRY... output in traditional export crops increased As the Economic Growth Council works towards five per cent growth in three years and the nation works towards first-world status by 2030, the task just got a little harder. Latest information out of the Planning Institute of Jamaica states that the
