otal value added at constant prices for the Jamaican economy increased by 1.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 when compared to the similar quarter of 2018. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) in releasing the figures for the first quarter of the year revealed that the increase
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr Wayne Henry, is offering the view that strengthening of existing partnerships and forging new ties between Jamaica and its diaspora are vital inputs needed to achieve sustainable growth and development. Dr Henry made the comment while addressing a recent session
An intensive marketing and promotions campaign to heighten public awareness about the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) is currently underway. The JSSE, which was launched in January by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is an initiative of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). It is intended to facilitate funding support, through public
Chief executive officer of NCB Capital Markets (NCBCM), Steven Gooden, is advising that the increasing liquidity in the economy might result in heightened risk to the financial market, if left unchecked. This, he says, is against the background of the local administration seeking to reduce the debt to GDP to
NCB Capital Markets is selling its stake in Advantage General Insurance Company for nearly 50 per cent more than it shelled out for the acquisition seven years earlier, at least in US-dollar terms. The investment house struck a US$50.5-million deal to sell Advantage General to Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited and two
Winner of the Best Student Presentation Award at the National Health Research Conference (NHRC) 2018 and Resident Physician at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Charisse Best, addresses recent JIS 'Think Tank', on a study undertaken in partial fulfilment of her Doctor of Medicine (DM) programme. (Photo: JIS)
Jamaica could lose an estimated $47 billion in workforce productivity over the next 15 years, if more is not done to reduce the impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on the population. Dr Christopher Tufton, who was speaking during the plenary session of the biennnial Jamaican Diaspora Conference about health and
While many Jamaicans can access free healthcare and prescription drugs at government hospitals and clinics, the long waiting time to get certain surgical procedures done is often a deterrent for some, leaving many to opt to have it done privately. The astronomical costs of these private surgical procedures are
Sagicor Life Jamaica is set to launch its new framework for accessing maternity benefits, which will allow pregnant women to swipe their health cards for doctors' visits and other related antenatal care services. The company is currently in the process of testing the system changes necessary for implementation on a phased
Senior deputy governor of the Bank of Jamaica, John Robinson. ((Photo: Karl McLarty)) THE Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has secured a deal with international financial and media services provider, Bloomberg (USA) throuh which local traders can utilise its platform to advertise and trade in both local and United States currencies.
