WASHINGTON, United States — A new study by the Inter-American Bank (IDB) has found that growth in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) is sharply impacted by the failure to invest in infrastructure. The Washington-based financial institution said that the study looks at energy, transportation, telecommunications, and water and sanitation sectors
In an effort to promote a more eco-friendly environment, the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston is adopting new energy-efficient methods, along with other sustainable practices. According to the hotel's Chief Engineer Prince Leung, part of this programme includes the implementation of solar panels to lessen its carbon footprint. Although
TENANTS who fail to pay their rent, or breach other rules set out in the landlord and tenant covenant, could be hit with hefty fines under the revised Rent Act, which is expected to be finalised this year. Rose Bennett-Cooper, chair of the Rent Assessment Board, said the issue of
Director general, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Carol Coy (seated, centre) looks over the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and January 2019 Labour Force Survey at a press conference on Tuesday at STATIN's offices in St Andrew. Looking on are deputy director general, STATIN Leesha Delatie-Budair (left); director, Surveys Division,
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett (centre, back row), and Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr Andrew Spencer (fourth left, back row), with several participants in the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Volunteer Training Programme, during an awards ceremony at the University of Technology (UTech) in St
China’s economic growth held steady in the latest quarter, despite a tariff war with Washington, as Beijing’s efforts to reverse a slowdown started to gain traction. The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6.4 per cent over a year before in the three months ending in March, the government reported Wednesday.
The Jamaican economy created nearly 29,000 jobs in the quarter ending January, and women were the main beneficiaries. But men still command most of the jobs in the overall economy. In the latest Labour Force Survey released Tuesday by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, jobs for men grew by 9,500
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica on Tuesday released new data on inflation which shows that the indicator is moving significantly for the first time in seven months, giving some hope that the central bank may meet its inflation target by June if the trend continues. But this time, in
T he Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) 50th Anniversary Investor Forum attracted more than 1,300 people interested in creating wealth by investing in the stock market. According to the JSE, the April 4 event was initially organised to host 400 people, but had to be relocated from an indoor facility to
Denworth Finnikin, National TVET coordinator, addressing yesterday's second Annual Outsource 2 Jamaica Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St James. (Photo: Philp Lemonte) ROSE HALL, St James — More than 100,000 Jamaicans are being targeted for employment in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector by 2022,
