TORONTO, Canada (JIS) — Wife of the Prime Minister, Juliet Holness, is urging members of the Jamaican diaspora in Canada to strengthen partnership with their home country in the quest to achieve true prosperity. She said that overseas nationals have a part to play in helping to create a

Minister of Finance and Public Service Audley Shaw (center) displays his Finance Minister of the Year for the Caribbean 2016 trophy after he was presented with the award at the GlobalMarkets Annual Awards Reception held at Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC on Saturday. Others from left are: Managing Director

Sister Mary Paschal Figueroa, OD receives the Order of Distinction (Commander class) from Governor General Sir Patrick Allen for outstanding public service in education and religion at yesterday's National Honours and Awards ceremony at King's House. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)   Two hundred and fifty-seven Jamaicans received national honours and

When I meet with both prospective and existing clients and I ask the question: “What are your investment goals?” the two most common responses are that they are seeking to grow their funds for retirement or saving for their children's college education. Frustration with savings accounts and other traditional

WESTERN BUREAU: Minister of Agriculture Minister Karl Samuda is blaming the lack of infrastructural development for both rural-urban drift and the migration of trained young people, who feel they have no other option but to move away in search of opportunities for advancement. According to Samuda, there are two types

Jamaica has joined a number of other small island developing states in accessing financing from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to assist with mitigation and adaptation programmes. Daryl Vaz, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, said the grant, which is valued at U$S300,000, will

Chief economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Végh, has deemed the region's fiscal policy as precarious with an urgent need for further adjustment, as growth in China and the United States continue to trend upwards. Végh gave the prescription Wednesday in a World Bank report titled 'Growth

Sharon Donaldson (fourth left), managing director of General Accident Insurance Company Limited, poses with finalists after presenting them with their trophies and cash awards at the 2017 General Accident Open Tennis Championships which ended at the Liguanea Club on Monday night. At left is Rory Shepherd, general manager of Liguanea

Guangdong is home to 110 million people and the Chinese telecom giant Huawei. (Photo: AFP) GUANGDONG, China — Officials of China's leading and fastest-growing province — Guangdong — yesterday invited countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to join forces in a partnership as it continues to grow. The

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has once again urged the international community to not “turn its back” on the problem of climate change but to address it in a “meaningful way”. Skerrit, in his address to mark International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR), being observed on