Cross-party support as well as the move to create a council to monitor compliance and increase transparency in fiscal matters are among the key drivers that influenced an upgrade in Jamaica's economic performance announced by international ratings agency Fitch yesterday. In what is the island's highest rating in over 1o
In his opening remarks for the 2019 Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Conference, Jamaica “bond king” Gregory Fisher noted that this will be his 14th year as lead sponsor of the Jamaica Stock Exchange conference, a particular honour as it coincided with the JSE's 50th anniversary celebration. Fisher, formerly of Bear
On January 29, Chorvelle Johnson completed her first year as head of Sagicor Bank, the banking outfit now known more for its friendly, personalised customer service and its efficiency, than for its chequered past as an amalgam of failed banks bought by Trinidad’s Republic Bank then acquired by conglomerate Sagicor
The Financial Services Commission’s (FSC) series of town hall meetings reached Port Maria, St Mary, on Tuesday evening, attracting a larger- than- expected turnout, with residents packing the civic centre for the meeting. “This is the largest turnout I’ve ever seen at any of our town hall meetings, the people
Thinking about buying property? If you have seen some of the unfortunate headlines, tweets and viral videos in recent times about people who have allegedly been defrauded in property transactions, you would agree that great care must be exercised when purchasing property. As the courts and relevant authorities deal with
KINGSTON Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) yesterday said it has recorded its “best performance ever”, handling 3,304 moves within 24 hours of operation on the Post-Panamax vessel Cosco Beijing , which arrived at the port on January 24. “This included 1,464 containers being unloaded and another 1,840 containers loaded back onto
The Ministry of Transport and Mining yesterday received five portable breathalysers to boost the campaigns and outreach programmes of its Road Safety Unit. Speaking at the handover ceremony at the ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in St Andrew, Transport Minister Robert Montague lamented that while the Road Safety Unit has been
Eight flights destined for Montego Bay, St James this morning had to be diverted to the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston because of extreme weather condition now affecting the tourism capital. Montego Bay has been experiencing heavy rains since this morning. The flights operated by Delta, American Airlines, Southwest,
A study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has found that Jamaica will need approximately 49,000 teachers, 12,000 doctors and 37,000 nurses by the year 2040. The IDB says this was one of the findings of its “Education and Health: The sectors of the future?” study, which is the second
yesterday said economic activity in the Caribbean is still projected to pick up in 2019-20, mainly due to robust tourism from the United States and reconstruction from the devastating hurricanes of 2017. Figures released by the Washington-based financial institution note that real gross domestic growth in Latin America and the
