This undated electron microscope image, made available by the US National Institutes of Health in February 2020, shows the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. (Photo: AP) In the midst of adversity, there is always opportunity. The spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus has drastically

Pedestrians are seen reflected in a quotation board displaying stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on May 7, 2020. Tokyo stocks opened lower on May 7 after a three-day public holiday, tracking recent declines on Wall Street caused by weak economic data. (Photo: AFP) What is leverage?

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Blyle is promising that Jamaica will be off the European Union blacklist of countries that pose financial risks to the bloc because of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing shortfalls. Jamaica is among 12 countries the EU on Thursday added to its list of states

Wall Street's main indexes gained on Friday as staggering job losses in April due to the coronavirus outbreak were still slightly better than feared, adding to optimism from an easing in US-China friction. The US unemployment rate has risen to 14.7%, with 20.5 million jobs lost in April, as the

In this April 3, 2020 photo, women wearing protective face masks stand at a safe distance to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, as they wait for food assigned to their children outside a school in the largely indigenous Xesuj village, Guatemala, where many residents depend on remittances,

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) said that as a response to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic it will be taking all the necessary steps to safeguard the level of net international reserves (NIR) held by the country at this time. “The extent and duration of COVID-19 is

JAMES... we want to make Jamaicans understand how important and necessary having an insurance policy is, instead of thinking of insurance with distrust Chief executive officer and managing director of NCB Insurance Company Limited Vernon James was elected president of the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) at their annual general

Although we have seen an absence of sporting events globally, one thing is certain is that if the current COVID-19 situation was a competition, it would be advantage COVID-19, as we continue to be weakened by the continuous attack of the virus. It is very clear from how this has

With global travel restrictions imposed due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which led to the significant decline of air travel, CAPA - Centre for Aviation forecasted that by the end of May 2020 most airlines in the world will be bankrupted. However, Zachary Harding, board director of Caribbean Airlines

As the Caribbean grapples with the fallout in key sectors there are renewed calls for the expansion of others such as the agri-industry, which some stakeholder groups such as the private sector believe if properly invested in will help the region in food proofing its status during and after the