Danger ahead!

2023-06-25T15:50:29+00:00

FINANCIAL Action Task Force (FATF) President T. Raja Kumar has reiterated a plea for Jamaica to close the gaps in its action plan to avoid a possible move to the dreaded "black" list, which would mean serious implications for the country in carrying out international transactions. Kumar's comment comes following

Danger ahead!2023-06-25T15:50:29+00:00

Clarke unfazed as FATF issues another warning

2023-06-25T15:32:19+00:00

The Holness administration appears confident that it will meet a new deadline of October 2023 to bring Jamaica’s anti-money laundering and countering of the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime up to international standards and avoid being blacklisted. The assurance comes from Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke following Friday’s latest warning

Clarke unfazed as FATF issues another warning2023-06-25T15:32:19+00:00

CDB head urges countries to ‘share to grow

2023-06-22T14:30:17+00:00

GROS ISLET, St Lucia — President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Gene Leon yesterday called on countries across the region to forge greater partnerships in order to fast-track their holistic and sustainable development as individual territories. In his remarks on Tuesday during the opening ceremony of the regional

CDB head urges countries to ‘share to grow2023-06-22T14:30:17+00:00

Tufton supports call for financial resources for NCDs, mental health response in SIDS

2023-06-22T14:24:58+00:00

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has thrown his weight behind the call for external financing and capacity building assistance to small island developing states (SIDS) to address the escalating challenge of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health. “The current realities affecting SIDS are such that it requires

Tufton supports call for financial resources for NCDs, mental health response in SIDS2023-06-22T14:24:58+00:00

More benefit increases for NIS pensioners

2023-06-22T14:20:07+00:00

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has announced that along with increases to pension benefits, which became effective on April 1, 2023, three other benefits under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) have also been increased. Employment injury benefits have been increased from $3,200 to $4,200 per week, with effect

More benefit increases for NIS pensioners2023-06-22T14:20:07+00:00

Business US consumer price growth slowed last month as inflation shows signs of steady decline

2023-06-15T16:15:47+00:00

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Consumer prices in the United States cooled last month, rising just 0.1 per cent from April to May and extending the past year's steady easing of inflation. At the same time, some measures of underlying price pressures remained high. Measured year over year, inflation

Business US consumer price growth slowed last month as inflation shows signs of steady decline2023-06-15T16:15:47+00:00

Artificial intelligence and your business

2023-06-15T16:06:14+00:00

In November 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT and it has recently become available to Apple iOS users in Jamaica. ChatGPT is arguably now the most popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its use in Jamaica is growing rapidly. While ChatGPT is taking the world by storm, AI is already integrated into

Artificial intelligence and your business2023-06-15T16:06:14+00:00

Advertorial | Credit Union NeXGen Change Makers take flight at the Credit Unions of Jamaica Convention and Strategic Retreat

2023-06-15T15:58:16+00:00

The following content is created and paid for by The Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League Forty-five Credit Union Young Professionals converged at the Credit Unions of Jamaica's inaugural Youth Summit, at the Ocean Coral Springs Resort on Thursday, June 1, 2023, under the theme, 'NeXGen Change Makers: Be the

Advertorial | Credit Union NeXGen Change Makers take flight at the Credit Unions of Jamaica Convention and Strategic Retreat2023-06-15T15:58:16+00:00

BCIC embarks on ‘mission clarity’

2023-06-15T15:40:20+00:00

The British Caribbean Insurance Company Ltd (BCIC) has committed to be clear, open and customer-focused in its communications by rewriting its policy booklets in ‘plain language’. A document written in plain language is easy for the reader to read, understand, and act on. The first phase of the company’s plain-language

BCIC embarks on ‘mission clarity’2023-06-15T15:40:20+00:00
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