The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has said that arising from the global threat of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), they have factored the likelihood of its impact negatively affecting the economy — particularly through reduced export earnings and weakened production performance within several industries. Dr Wayne Henry, while speaking at
Each investor must find their style and preferred type of investment. This is not dissimilar to a person shopping for an outfit where one particular dress may make you look fat, but someone else looks fabulous in the very same outfit. To drag out the analogy a little more,
Top Sagicor advisors and executives turned out on February 13 to Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston to attend the Sagicor Life Jamaica Half-Way-Tree branch 50th Golden Awards ceremony. The ceremony honoured and acknowledged outstanding team members who excelled and performed exceptionally well in 2019. The soiree was also deemed memorable
NCB Capital Markets Limited (NCBCM), lead arranger for the TransJamaican Highway (TJH) initial public offer (IPO), has taken the decision in conjunction with the National Road Operating Constructing Company (NROCC) – the parent of TJH, to upsize the offer by an additional two billion shares. This decision, the lead brokers
In what was described as an almost divine appointment, the founders of Exodus Insurance Brokers have articulated how they have charted a path in becoming the newest brokerage firm to enter the insurance market. The business principaled by long-time insurance underwriters Garfield Coke and wife Dawnet Coke has pledged to
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Emergency services in this south-central town are getting high praises for their response to a fire at the Heaven's Fesco service station on Friday evening which left five people injured and damaged cars, as well as the front section of the facility. Claudine Heaven of the family
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — One of the five people hospitalised following Friday afternoon's massive fire at the Heaven's Fesco service station in Mandeville has succumbed to burns he sustained, OBSERVER ONLINE has been reliably informed. Relatives confirmed that the deceased, a pig farmer and mechanic, from the vicinity of Hatfied in
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says demand and supply in the local foreign exchange market, save and except for periodic bouts of extraordinary demand, are “generally in the balance”. “The post-Christmas demand has been settled, and dealers are now selling more to the market than
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My team of deputy governors and I are happy to be here to answer any questions you may have about yesterday’s interest rate announcement and the Quarterly Monetary Policy Report (QMPR) but before I do that, let me provide some insight into what influenced our monetary policy decision. BOJ_press_briefing_speech_-_february_2020
