Jamaica has been named among six countries from the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region where growth has been “sharply impacted” by the failure to invest in infrastructure. The new Inter-American Bank (IDB) study examined the energy, transportation, telecommunications, and water and sanitation sectors in the six countries and found

Kevin Donaldson , CEO of Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited. Financial conglomerate Sagicor Group Jamaica has bundled its holdings in financial stocks into a single entity, Sagicor Select Funds Limited, which it aims to float on the stock market as an exchange traded fund or ETF. It’s one of two ETFs

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke (right), converses with Small Business Association of Jamaica President, Hugh Johnson, on the final day of a three-day regional Micro, Small and Medium-size Enterprise (MSME) conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on April 18, 2019 - Contributed

Fourteen of the 19 police divisions that cover the island have reported an increase, some by more than 100 per cent, in the number of persons killed in motor vehicle crashes since the start of the year. Four of the five remaining police divisions reported a decrease in road deaths

Jim Iyoob, chief customer officer of Etech Global Service, at the 2nd staging of the Outsource2Jamaica Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre Thursday. (Photo: .Philp Lemonte) MONTEGO BAY, St James — An executive of a leading global business provider of customer engagement solutions is suggesting that contrary to

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that devaluation is a curse, President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Howard Mitchell is calling for the fixing the exchange rate of the Jamaican currency to its US counterpart. “...So from Montego Bay, I am calling for the Jamaican dollar to

Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke in an addres to Parliament (Photo: Garfield Robinson) Jamaica's finance minister, Dr Nigel Clarke, was featured yesterday on the Bloomberg Television production, Bloomberg Markets: The Close. Clarke was interviewed by the show's co-hosts Caroline Hyde and Scarlet Fu on matters

President and CEO of Sagicor Group Jamaica, Christopher Zacca (4th left), with his leadership team (from left), Senior Vice- President – Group Human Resources and Corporate Services, Karl Williams; CEO – Sagicor Investments, Kevin Donaldson; CEO Sagicor Bank, Chorvelle Johnson; Executive Vice-President – Sagicor Life Individual Life Division, Mark Chisholm;

WASHINGTON, United States — A new study by the Inter-American Bank (IDB) has found that growth in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) is sharply impacted by the failure to invest in infrastructure. The Washington-based financial institution said that the study looks at energy, transportation, telecommunications, and water and sanitation sectors

In an effort to promote a more eco-friendly environment, the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston is adopting new energy-efficient methods, along with other sustainable practices. According to the hotel's Chief Engineer Prince Leung, part of this programme includes the implementation of solar panels to lessen its carbon footprint. Although