REVENUES collected by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) for 2020 dipped during the last three quarters of the year by 24 per cent. According to figures provided by the Government in the 2021/22 Fiscal Policy Paper (FPP), for the period between April and December 2020, Customs revenues fell by $43.6

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) continues to signal confidence in the country’s financial system, and its resilience throughout the ongoing health crisis, but is keeping watch on the health and strength of the loan books in the banking system. Large... To access this article in full please login or register

Private sector professionals have been reacting to news about the death of Greta Bogues, the former chief executive officer of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ).  She died earlier today. Her death was confirmed by president of the PSOJ, Keith Duncan, who was unable to provide further details. Marcia Forbes founder

The Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League (JCCUL), which is the national trade association for the credit unions of Jamaica, has selected the OLYMPIC Banking System to facilitate the provision of financial services to credit unions. The new system is expected to be up and running by the end of the

Latest financial returns from IronRock Insurance Company have highlighted the extent to which the company's investment income has been injured by COVID-19. IronRock's Managing Director R Evan Thwaites confirmed that investment income continues to come under pressure by the pandemic. Investment income for 2020 was slightly up by just under

THE Statistical Institute of Jamaica (Statin), in its latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report indicated that the inflation rate recorded a movement of -1.6 per cent for the month of January. The rate in the previous month was 1.3 per cent. Statin attributed the negative movement in the inflation rate

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed on Monday last to head the World Trade Organization (WTO), becoming the first woman and first African to take on the role amid rising protectionism and disagreement over how the body decides cases involving billions in sales and thousands of

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Nigel Clarke, and World Bank Director for the Caribbean, Tahseen Sayed signed the loan agreement of the Second Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI II) Project in March 2020. Other members of the head table looking on include Resident Representative for Jamaica and Guyana,

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Transport and Mining, Robert Montague is urging transport operators to ensure they have a pension plan for retirement. Montague was speaking at the stakeholders meeting for the "Ribbon First Responders Training and Certification Project” in Half Way Tree this morning. The minister said that while there