If you took a poll using a large or even a small sample size, you would not be surprised to find that most people wish they were slimmer and had more money. While these concepts go hand in hand in New Year's resolutions, they have a lot more in common

Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke, has welcomed the announcement by international financial news service Bloomberg that the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has been the world's leading performer over the past five years. Dr Clarke told a Rotary Club of Kingston luncheon meeting at the Jamaica

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the northwest coast of Haiti late Saturday, killing at least 11 people, injuring more than 130 others and damaging homes in the Caribbean nation, authorities said. The epicentre of the quake was located about 19 kilometres (12 miles) northwest of the

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A tropical depression in the Caribbean Sea is expected to become a tropical storm later today and strengthen over the next several days. The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica says the tropical depression could strengthen to a hurricane by Tuesday night or Wednesday. At 4:00 am today,

Former US President Bill Clinton speaks on the last day of the international aids conference AIDS2018 in Amsterdam on July 27, 2018. (Photo: AFP) NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The former United States President, Bill Clinton, Wednesday urged the Caribbean to continue to expand efforts to rejuvenate the regional tourist industry

MONTEGO BAY — The Inter-America Development Bank (IDB) Country Economist for Jamaica Henry Mooney says the country's macroeconomic indicators are moving in the right direction and, as such, the operating conditions for the private sector is right. “There has never been a better time to be operating in the private

The rise of the short-term rental market facilitated by online sites, led by Airbnb, has increased housing prices in key areas, according to real estate experts. "Right now, the going is hot," said Howard Johnson Jr, president of the Realtors Association of Jamaica, RAJ, at a symposium on short-term rentals,

A report by Bloomberg has placed the local stock market as the top performer in the world. It says Jamaica's stock market rally, the world's biggest over the last five years, shows no sign of losing steam. According to the report, the Jamaica Stock Exchange,(JSE) main index has gained 19

WASHINGTON, United States — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley (left) meets with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC earlier this year (Photo: IMF) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados has welcomed the decision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide US$290 million under the

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on October 2. At left is Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw. (Photo: JIS) KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the first Supplementary Estimates for the 2018/19 fiscal