Eight flights destined for Montego Bay, St James this morning had to be diverted to the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston because of extreme weather condition now affecting the tourism capital. Montego Bay has been experiencing heavy rains since this morning. The flights operated by Delta, American Airlines, Southwest,
A study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has found that Jamaica will need approximately 49,000 teachers, 12,000 doctors and 37,000 nurses by the year 2040. The IDB says this was one of the findings of its “Education and Health: The sectors of the future?” study, which is the second
yesterday said economic activity in the Caribbean is still projected to pick up in 2019-20, mainly due to robust tourism from the United States and reconstruction from the devastating hurricanes of 2017. Figures released by the Washington-based financial institution note that real gross domestic growth in Latin America and the
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging ordinary Jamaicans to buy shares in state-held Wigton Windfarm Limited when the energy company’s initial public offering comes to market, saying that shareholders are more effective at holding management accountable. “Experience has shown that shareholders are far more effective at holding the management of
Mecheck Willis was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident in 2001. The driver of the other vehicle was 16-year-old Devar McFarlane. The latter reportedly lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the car that Willis was driving. McFarlane died as a result. Willis, a 40-year-old higgler, suffered injuries
Jamaica has to decide whether it is ready to cede control of sovereign assets to outside investors to achieve its ambition of becoming a global logistics hub, in the example of Singapore and Dubai, says British High Commissioner to Jamaica Asif Ahmad. Jamaica wants to position itself to join Rotterdam,
Although Jamaica’s stock market is ranked as the best-performing in the world, the population of investors that trade its listed equities is small, and Marlene Street Forrest wants to see those numbers triple. The number of investors has been growing steadily in recent years, but still falls below 200,000 accounts.
NCB Capital Markets CEO Steven Gooden chats with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and JSE Managing Director Marlene Street Forrest at the JSE Conference on Tuesday night. (Photo: Karl McLarty) COUNTRIES with well-developed capital markets experience higher economic growth than countries without, declared the CEO of NCB Capital Markets, Steven
WHILE focus has been shifted to the Mining and Quarrying industry with the reopening of Alpart, former Prime Minister of Jamaica Edward Seaga is adamant that improved efficiencies in the country's agriculture sector will significantly turn around growth prospects for Jamaica. Seaga, who was speaking at the 14th Regional Investments
President of the Jamaica Securities Dealers Association and CEO of NCB Capital Markets Limited, Steven Gooden (right), greets former Prime Minister Bruce Golding during day two of the JSE 14th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference 2019, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.
