Jim Iyoob, chief customer officer of Etech Global Service, at the 2nd staging of the Outsource2Jamaica Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre Thursday. (Photo: .Philp Lemonte) MONTEGO BAY, St James — An executive of a leading global business provider of customer engagement solutions is suggesting that contrary to

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that devaluation is a curse, President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Howard Mitchell is calling for the fixing the exchange rate of the Jamaican currency to its US counterpart. “...So from Montego Bay, I am calling for the Jamaican dollar to

Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke in an addres to Parliament (Photo: Garfield Robinson) Jamaica's finance minister, Dr Nigel Clarke, was featured yesterday on the Bloomberg Television production, Bloomberg Markets: The Close. Clarke was interviewed by the show's co-hosts Caroline Hyde and Scarlet Fu on matters

President and CEO of Sagicor Group Jamaica, Christopher Zacca (4th left), with his leadership team (from left), Senior Vice- President – Group Human Resources and Corporate Services, Karl Williams; CEO – Sagicor Investments, Kevin Donaldson; CEO Sagicor Bank, Chorvelle Johnson; Executive Vice-President – Sagicor Life Individual Life Division, Mark Chisholm;

WASHINGTON, United States — A new study by the Inter-American Bank (IDB) has found that growth in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) is sharply impacted by the failure to invest in infrastructure. The Washington-based financial institution said that the study looks at energy, transportation, telecommunications, and water and sanitation sectors

In an effort to promote a more eco-friendly environment, the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston is adopting new energy-efficient methods, along with other sustainable practices. According to the hotel's Chief Engineer Prince Leung, part of this programme includes the implementation of solar panels to lessen its carbon footprint. Although

TENANTS who fail to pay their rent, or breach other rules set out in the landlord and tenant covenant, could be hit with hefty fines under the revised Rent Act, which is expected to be finalised this year. Rose Bennett-Cooper, chair of the Rent Assessment Board, said the issue of

Director general, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Carol Coy (seated, centre) looks over the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and January 2019 Labour Force Survey at a press conference on Tuesday at STATIN's offices in St Andrew. Looking on are deputy director general, STATIN Leesha Delatie-Budair (left); director, Surveys Division,

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett (centre, back row), and Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr Andrew Spencer (fourth left, back row), with several participants in the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Volunteer Training Programme, during an awards ceremony at the University of Technology (UTech) in St

China’s economic growth held steady in the latest quarter, despite a tariff war with Washington, as Beijing’s efforts to reverse a slowdown started to gain traction. The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6.4 per cent over a year before in the three months ending in March, the government reported Wednesday.