As the Jamaican dollar exchange rate slips to more than $140 to US$1, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles is stating that it is the high untimely portfolio foreign exchange demands of some banks which are causing the bumps being experienced in the foreign exchange market. Positing that Jamaica

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, speaks at a ceremony for the handover of Vision and Mission Statements by the Office of the Cabinet’s Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, to the Ministry, in Kingston, on Thursday, October 31. AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook Share to

Thailia Lyn receives her PSOJ Hall of Fame citation from PSOJ President Keith Duncan at the Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston on Tuesday. Founder and CEO of Island Grill Thalia Lyn was formally inducted into the Privaate Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Hall of Fame on Tuesday, at the 27th

The Financial System Stability Committee (FSSC) in the wake of its review of Bank of Jamaica's (BOJ) quarterly financial stability assessments has said that despite the global economic uncertainties, the country's financial system continues to be resilient. In a release statement issued on Thursday, the FSSC in its latest report

BOJ Governor Richard Byles speaks as Kerry-Ann Stimpson, chief marketing officer at JMMB pays attention at the JMMB Thought Leadership Breakfast at Courtyard Marriot in New Kingston on Wednesday. (Photo: Garfield Robinson) The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is far advanced in being recapitalised by the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to

Police personnel participating in specialised bike riding training in Montego Bay, St James in preparation for the rolling out of a quick response unit in the second city and western parish. Criminal elements across St James, especially within the city of Montego Bay, are in for perhaps the fight of

From (L-R): UnaMay Gordon, principal director, Climate Change Division in MEGJC; , Katherine Blackman, climate finance advisor, Climate Change Division; Daryl Vaz, minister without portfolio in MEGJC; Laetitia De Marez, Director, Climate Change Analytics Inc; Frances Fuller, deputy director, Climate Change Analytics Inc; and in the background Paolo Cozzi, implementation

Sagicor Group Jamaica recently implemented a 'work- from-home' policy, offering its team members the opportunity and flexibility to complete their duties from the comfort of their home. The policy, which came into effect in August 2019, was piloted for a period of approximately six months before officially being rolled out

Jamaica is on track for a successful hosting of the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP20) in July 2020, Raul Salazar, the head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean has

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has collaborated with the African Development Bank (AFDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in launching a joint report on liveable cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB said the