In this June 14, 2018 Gleaner photo, IMF Mission Chief to Jamaica, Dr Uma Ramakrishnan, participates in a public forum at the UWI Mona Visitors Lodge in Kingston. Dr Ramakrishnan said in a podcast on Wednesday, September 12, that the depreciation of the Jamaican currency is due to low inflation.
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A State of Emergency has been declared in Dominica as the island braces for the effects of Tropical Storm Issac today. Yesterday, National Security Minister Rayburn Blackmoore announced that the state of emergency would run from midnight on Wednesday to noon on Friday. This is in
Several suspected gas explosions caused fires in Massachusetts 00:47 (CNN)A man was killed as a series of explosions and fires rocked nearly 40 homes and businesses in three Massachusetts towns on Thursday, according to the Essex County District Attorney's office. Leonel Rondon, 18, was inside a car in Lawrence, Massachusetts,
Effective September 30, 2018, users of National Commercial Bank (NCB) Jamaica online services will be required to carry out a two-layered security login procedure as the Bank moves to clamp down on fraudulent activities. NCB in press release yesterday, said since its introduction of the RSA SecurID Tokens, over 70
Tropical Storm Isaac has now been upgraded to a category one storm and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard is urging fisher-folk to evacuate the Pedro Cays as soon as possible as the system heads towards the eastern Caribbean. The Coast Guard says it will also be evacuating its personnel from
Fayval Williams, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, says for the fiscal year 2017/2018, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) performed above expectations, topping their forecast. For the period, the TAJ collected $307 billion, surpassing estimates by $9.2 billion or 3.2 per cent. In the fiscal year,
Students from the Ascot Primary and Alpha Infant primary schools both benefitted from donations from leading insurance provider GK Insurance (GKI) to help fight learning disabilities as well as to improve learning environments for children. Ahead of the bustling back-to-school week, Ascot Primary School was gifted with five all-in-one computer
MARIGOT, France (AFP) -- One year after devastating Hurricane Irma swept through the Caribbean, the holiday islands of St Martin and St Barts are still counting the costs of one of the most powerful storms in history. Fringed by white sands and turquoise waters, the islands have long been a
In my article dated February 2017, I discusse d several characteristics of rich clients I had observed over the years. I mentioned that rich people were optimists, long-term thinkers, they followed their passions, they loved money and they were not afraid to use other people's money. The article generated
UnsurprIsingly, Bank of Jamaica Governor Brian Wynter's Quarterly Monetary Policy press briefing last week Wednesday was still dominated by questions about the dollar, with the governor once again denying the “false message” that the Bank of Jamaica had been trying to manipulate the exchange rate to increase inflation. Instead, he
