The Christmas Season is upon us and so too will its accompanying festivities, spirit of good cheer and its central theme ‘Peace on Earth and Good will towards all’. For many of us it is truly the happiest time of the year. 2014 is fast approaching its end and what
The Renewable Energy Seminar held by Munich Re in Association with IAJ and CIPS on October 22 was a great success. Attendance were in accordance with expectations and all participants seemed to have enjoyed the occasion and benefited from the information disseminated by the presenters. MUNICH RE RENEWABLE ENERGY SEMINAR
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (Statin) reports that January 2015 the All Jamaica ‘All Divisions’ Consumer Price Index was 223.0 indicating a fall of 0.5 per cent. This is the third consecutive monthly decline in the inflation rate for Jamaica. This downward movement in inflation was mainly attributable to a
Drought conditions during the months of June and July severely impacted agricultural production which weakened the overall performance of the economy for the July to September period. Real GDP was estimated to have contracted by 0.8 per cent, due to a decline in the Goods-Producing Industry, down 5.5 per cent,
For July - September 2014, real GDP is estimated to have contracted by 0.8% relative to July - September 2013. Real value added in the Goods-producing industries declined by 5.5% Real value added for the Services industries grew by 0.6% Press-Conference-v19n2-website
Despite significant economic shocks over the past two years, inflation remains in single-digit territory, and has trended down between September last year and the end of the review quarter. Headline inflation stood at 8.0 per cent at the end of June 2014, down from 8.8 per cent at the same
