Economists pouring over the Estimate of Expenditures tabled recently in Parliament by Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke, have stressed that the Government will need to use priority spending to drive the much-needed growth in the economy. The Planning Institute of Jamaica informed the country last week that the out-turn for

The president of the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF) has attributed the strong performance of Jamaica's stock market to prevailing low interest rates, which have enabled companies listed on the exchange to access low-cost capital for expansion and upgrades. Speaking against the background of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) being ranked the

Huawei has revealed its first smartphone to feature a foldable screen, less than a week after its rival Samsung did the same. The rival handset-tablet hybrids have contrasting designs. Huawei's Mate X places its fold-out screen on the outside of the device, so that it covers the front and rear

Sixteen of Jamaica's leading Chinese businesses have come together to form the Association of Chinese Enterprises in Jamaica (ACEJ), a non-profit organisation slated to officially launch next Tuesday. Chinese officials, Jamaican government and opposition members, some of Jamaica's business leaders, diplomats, staffers from the various Chinese businesses within the association

United Oil & Gas has told investors that its Colibri exploration prospect, offshore Jamaica, has been estimated independently to host some 229-million barrels of oil potential. A new review of the Walton-Morant licence by consultant ERC Equipoise has upgraded the view of the exploration partnership with Tullow Oil. Colibri is

THREE lucky Sagicor Bank mortgage clients have been specially selected to be treated to a house-warming party at their new homes, which were financed through the financial institution. The first house-warming party is set for today at the Country Mist in Ocho Rios, St Ann for client, Sasha Hotchandani. Sagicor

WITH the JPS USD bond redemption settling in March, investors will be assessing a wide range of investment options. A common quandary: Bank A is showing me 6.6 per cent Bank B is showing me 7.35 per cent and Bank C is showing me 8.5 per cent. How do I

TEN years ago if as student you were asked what you wanted to become, the answer would have been one of the “big three” – lawyer, doctor, engineer. Careers such as communications, were often met with, “Communications? What can you do with that?” God forbid if you said you wanted

According to a study by the Kauffman Foundation, the average age of entrepreneurs is 45, and at 33, Tyrone Wilson is well ahead of the game. He has founded three companies to date; eZines Ltd (2008), the iCreate Institute (2012) and Vertical Creative (2018). All of these businesses operate within

FOR 2019/20, the government's capital expenditure reflects a merging of its capital 'A' (domestic) and capital “B” budget (multilateral/bilateral) Heads into a single Head in the estimates, creating a single capital Head for individual portfolio ministries. For 2019/20, the allocation for the total spending under this single heading is $72.1