Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Blyle is promising that Jamaica will be off the European Union blacklist of countries that pose financial risks to the bloc because of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing shortfalls. Jamaica is among 12 countries the EU on Thursday added to its list of states

Wall Street's main indexes gained on Friday as staggering job losses in April due to the coronavirus outbreak were still slightly better than feared, adding to optimism from an easing in US-China friction. The US unemployment rate has risen to 14.7%, with 20.5 million jobs lost in April, as the

In this April 3, 2020 photo, women wearing protective face masks stand at a safe distance to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, as they wait for food assigned to their children outside a school in the largely indigenous Xesuj village, Guatemala, where many residents depend on remittances,

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) said that as a response to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic it will be taking all the necessary steps to safeguard the level of net international reserves (NIR) held by the country at this time. “The extent and duration of COVID-19 is

JAMES... we want to make Jamaicans understand how important and necessary having an insurance policy is, instead of thinking of insurance with distrust Chief executive officer and managing director of NCB Insurance Company Limited Vernon James was elected president of the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) at their annual general

Although we have seen an absence of sporting events globally, one thing is certain is that if the current COVID-19 situation was a competition, it would be advantage COVID-19, as we continue to be weakened by the continuous attack of the virus. It is very clear from how this has

With global travel restrictions imposed due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which led to the significant decline of air travel, CAPA - Centre for Aviation forecasted that by the end of May 2020 most airlines in the world will be bankrupted. However, Zachary Harding, board director of Caribbean Airlines

As the Caribbean grapples with the fallout in key sectors there are renewed calls for the expansion of others such as the agri-industry, which some stakeholder groups such as the private sector believe if properly invested in will help the region in food proofing its status during and after the

The Bank of Jamaica is reporting that its recently overhauled regulatory regime for electronic retail payment system, dubbed the fintech regulatory sandbox, is receiving much traction from the local financial market. Already the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has received four applications for licences under the sandbox regime, which sets out

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is reporting that Jamaica has been removed from the United States Trade Representative watch list, which the country has been on for decades. It says this follows the tabling of the Patents and Designs Bill by Portfolio Minister, Audley Shaw, which led