Madrid , Spain (AFP) — International tourist numbers grew 6.0 per cent in the first half of 2018, with southern Europe and south-east Asia posting the biggest growth, due to the upturn in the global economy, the UN World Tourism Organization said Wednesday. The number of international tourists surged to
Don Anderson, managing director of Market Research Services, speaks at the release of the JCC-Jamaica Conference Board Consumer & Business Confidence Indices, at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce secretariat, at Richmond Park Great House, Half-Way Tree Road, St Andrew on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Consumer confidence in the third quarter
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is downgrading its outlook for the world economy, citing rising interest rates and growing tensions over trade. The IMF said Monday that the global economy will grow 3.7 per cent this year, the same as in 2017, but down from the 3.9 per cent it
Don Anderson (right), managing director of Market Research Services, greets Andre Gooden, deputy chairman of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), at the JCC's Business and Consumer Confidence Indices at the Chamber's Secretariat, Richmond Park Great House, 58 Half-Way Tree Road in St Andrew yesterday. The decline in the value
Waves crash against a home seawall as the surge starts pushing the tide higher as Hurricane Michael approaches on October 9, 2018 in Eastpoint, Florida. The hurricane is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle at a possible category 3 storm. PANAMA CITY, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Michael intensified Tuesday
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Risks to the global financial system have risen somewhat in recent months as some emerging markets have struggled and trade war tensions have persisted, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Tuesday. The IMF, in its twice annual assessment of global financial stability, said conditions
Criminals will come under increased surveillance when Jamaica Eye is fully implemented next year. Jamaica Eye was launched in March and gradually the database and infrastructure continue to improve significantly, according to Arvel Grant, senior director of modernisation and strategic projects at the Ministry of National Security. He was the
MONTEGO BAY, October 9, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the Government is exploring new business models for the National Water Commission (NWC), in an effort to transform and improve the water sector’s performance. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 27th annual Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA)
I am in the same boat as the reader whose question you responded to in your column of September 30, 2018, minus the wedding and job aspects. I went into bad debt due to assisting family, which didn't end well, putting me in this situation. I am 30 years old
Keith Senior (left), consultant, JN Bank, makes a point to Rose Bennett-Cooper (second right), chairman of the Rent Assessment Board, while Barbara Clarke, secretary, Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) and Howard Johnson Jr, president of the RAJ, look on after the RAJ Symposium 2018 at the Spanish Court Hotel in
