QUESTION: I am a contributor to the National Housing Trust (NHT) and have never received a benefit and am keen to own my own home but prefer to buy one on the open market even if I have to do some repairs after acquiring it. Also, since I work in

Wisynco Group is feeling the sting of COVID-19 with the latest quarterly profit and revenue going down with a projection for further depressed activity. In its just-released financial results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2020, Wisynco highlighted that the business continues to suffer as a result of

With the new year off to a seemingly fast start, investors are eager to find ways to identify areas of potential gain. Sterling Asset Management, in their latest Virtual Investor Forum, Eugene Stanley –VP Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange and Dwayne Neil, AVP, Personal Financial Planning, joined moderator Marian Ross

Although equity markets are far from their all-time highs, investors demand for equity investments hasn't waned as Derrimon Trading Limited (DTL) and PROVEN Investments Limited's (PIL) multi-billion additional public offerings (APO) were both heavily oversubscribed. With Barita Investments Limited and Sygnus Credit Investments Limited paving the road for further equity

CABINET has approved the implementation of a new social pension programme that will see non-pensioners, aged 75 years and older, receiving $3,400 per month with immediate effect. Minister of Education, Youth and Information Fayval Williams made the announcement at yesterday's virtual post-Cabinet press briefing from Jamaica House. “These individuals should

THE Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has given a high rating to Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson, but low ranking to politicians in the fight against serious crimes. PSOJ President Keith Duncan told reporters covering the organisation's press briefing that while it had planned the briefing to

IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, through a recent agreement with JMMB Bank has provided the bank access to US$35 million with a five-year tenure to facilitate increased financing to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). The project will also increase the availability of long-term financing to JMMB Bank

aribbean businesses have set bold ambitions for digitisation, but PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Caribbean Digital Readiness Survey 2021 reveals a wide gap between organisations out in front and those struggling to make headway. According to the study released last week, most respondents believe that they're meeting or exceeding targets on integrating new

International technology company Huawei is clearing the air regarding its Fifth Generation (5G) mobile technology pursuits in Jamaica. The Chinese company has disclosed to Sunday Finance that it is not marketing 5G in Jamaica contrary to the impression being given by American officials with former American Ambassador to Jamaica Donald

PARIS, France (AFP) — Humanity's unbridled growth in recent decades has come at a "devastating cost to nature" according a wide-ranging international review on the vital economic role played by our living planet. The 600-page rundown of scientific material commissioned by the British government highlighted the precarious state of global biodiversity and