The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Office) is urging Jamaicans to prepare for higher than normal temperatures over the summer period which begins on June 20 and ends on September 22. Director of the Met Office, Evan Thompson, said that already daytime temperatures have been above normal, with Montego Bay

The Government of Jamaica is pressing ahead to debate new pension regulations for the tourism sector and to prepare for the administration of oversight bodies. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett indicated this week that the Board of Trustees of the Tourism Industry Pension Oversight Body has done the preparatory work to

Workers in the hospitality sector whose jobs have been terminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to benefit from a new health insurance plan being offered by Sagicor Life Jamaica. The plan, which includes coverage for doctors’ visits, prescription drugs, diagnostic services and hospitalization, is being provided for

Member governments in the Caribbean have renewed their parametric insurance coverage for this Atlantic Hurricane Season, ceding over US$1 billion in risk to the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) and increasing overall coverage by eight per cent. The insurance covers tropical cyclone, excess rainfall, earthquake and fisheries. In the

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) said that it has been taking significant steps to launch its long-awaited electronic foreign exchange trading platform (FXTP) with a pilot phase expected to begin on June 1. The pilot will run during what the central bank deems as a delay period brought on by

Lydford Mining Limited last Sunday made its first major shipment of processed limestone valued at US$1 million. The shipment, which left from Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios for the United States, contained 35,000 tons of food and pharmaceutical-grade limestone aggregate which will be utilised in many applications in the food

The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) says based on the growing need for more exports across the Caribbean, the productive sector stands ready to supply outside markets and replace imports where necessary. According to JMEA President Richard Pandohie, with the decline in domestic demand as a result of the

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett says the reopening of the sector is crucial to assisting the over 350,000 industry workers who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. He also noted that many tourism enterprises are at severe economic risk due to the global health crisis. Speaking

On Monday, insurance and financial services conglomerate Sagicor, formerly Life of Jamaica (LOJ) Limited, celebrated 50 years of operation — marking a significant milestone as a company which has had to undergo several transformative changes — much of which paved the way for its success today. Pioneered by R Danny

LAST year, IDB regional Caribbean head Therese Turner- Jones took six Caribbean ministers of information on a trip with her to visit the Baltic nation of Estonia. Even smaller than Jamaica at 1.3 million people, and with no natural resources other than forests, Estonia has become a technological powerhouse over