4:43 pm, Tue October 13, 2020 1. 00:00 00:31 Courtney Allen, Senior Director in the Sector Analysis Department at the Central Bank The Bank of Jamaica says the new basket of goods used to measure inflation will provide a better picture of monthly movement in consumer prices. Data will be
United Oil & Gas Limited is looking to double the sites for possible drilling in Jamaica’s waters. The new sites are within its Walton Morant licence, but a new assessment of the block has raised the areas of interest from 11 to at least 20, the company stated in its
Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances Limited, CFF, wants to triple its earnings from outside Jamaica by 2022 and will be rolling out a line of flavours made from locally grown agricultural crops to hit the target. Less than 10 per cent of CFF’s $462 million of annual revenue in 2019 came
5:54 pm, Wed October 7, 2020 1. Extreme poverty is set to rise this year for the first time in more than two decades, with coronavirus expected to push up to 115 million people into that category. The World Bank says the pandemic is compounding the forces of conflict and
“WRITE it down and declare it to the universe that this is what you want.” Financial advisor Nicholene Taylor believes that the first step to achieving a goal is to put it in writing and then pursue it relentlessly. Taylor, one of Sagicor Life's leading female advisors for 2019,
11:12 am, Tue October 6, 2020 Further changes are coming to the 2020/2021 Budget. The Second Supplementary Estimates will be tabled this afternoon in the House of Representatives. On May 13, Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke, tabled the First Supplementary Estimates. The figures showed that the budget had been been revised
Manchester High School alumnus, Kahlil Walker, is on a mission to reduce the suffering of individuals living with various diseases and medical complications by finding cures to these ailments. The 18-year-old is well on his way of making his dream a reality as he has been awarded a full
3:27 pm, Mon October 5, 2020 1. The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has launched a new parametric insurance product, which has been developed for the electric utility sector in the Caribbean. CCRIF says Anguilla Electricity Company Limited was the first to purchase the insurance and it is
Myers, Fletcher & Gordon (MF&G) has included a redundancy calculator on its website. This comes as businesses continue to cut jobs in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Although the formula for redundancy is set out in the Employment (Termination and Redundancy Payments) Regulations of 1974, we find that approximately
IAJ'S NEWS BULLETIN MAY TO AUGUST 2020 has numerous tidbits that will help you keep up to date with happenings in the insurance industry. IAJ NEWS BULLETIN MAY TO AUGUST 2020 adjusted Oct 9A
