MIAMI United States (AFP) — Carnival Cruise Line announced on Monday that it will resume limited operations from Florida and Texas on August 1 after halting cruises because of the coronavirus pandemic which left some passengers trapped on its ships for weeks. Carnival said eight ships will resume cruises from

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in its latest assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, has said that shocks will have significant implications for Jamaica's economic performance and growth prospects this year and beyond. In a recent assessment undertaken by the IDB Caribbean Country Department, it was highlighted that

IronRock Insurance Company Limited, on Friday last, reported an after-tax loss of $2.8 million for its first quarter ended March 31. The company was therefore able to reduce its losses when compared with the $9.7 million net loss recorded in the previous corresponding period. In the report to shareholders, IronRock

Mountaineers climbing Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, may now benefit from 5G technology as Chinese information and communications technology Huawei, along with China Mobile, have jointly set up the world's highest base station on the world's highest mountain. Launching the gigabit optical fibre network at the high altitude has

Given the contraction in some of its business and the challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamaica's largest commercial bank, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB), is accelerating its digital transformation initiative. The announcement has come as NCB reports a decline in profits attributable to shareholders for the six months

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) reported that for the month of January, revenues from exports amounted to US$102.7 million or 27.8 per cent lower than the US$142.3 million earned in the similar period last year. According to the International Merchandise Trade (IMT) bulletin released last Thursday by the data

ST JAMES, Jamaica — Scammers have been allegedly working overtime in recent times to fleece bank account holders who receive their salaries by direct deposits, or who have savings at different banking institutions. Two voice notes currently circulating on social media have accused scammers of emptying their bank accounts. Both

A recent survey piloted by Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) indicated that more than half or just about 60 per cent of businesses surveyed in the country's productive sector have seen a decline in revenues as the COVID-19 pandemic continues its onslaught on operations globally. While the vast majority

WASHINGTON, United States — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday criticised South Africa and Qatar for accepting doctors from Cuba to battle the coronavirus, accusing the communist island of profiting from the pandemic. Cuba's globetrotting doctors have long been a source of diplomatic soft power and pride for

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (Jampro) Diane Edwards says there is more than US$61 million in untapped international export opportunities across the main metropolitan markets for Jamaican businesses. According to her, Jampro's export strategy during and after COVID-19 includes helping businesses to realise prime export potentials in the markets of