Jamaican businesses are growing increasingly reluctant to invest and expand their current operations because of several socio-economic factors including crime and the fluctuating exchange rate. That's according to the latest business and consumer confidence survey...
The latest Economic and Social Survey report released by the Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ, says the Jamaican economy achieved several all-time best performances in 2018. The report says, 2018 was "a watershed year" for local economy, with key macro-economic...
The National Water Commission, NWC, says some sections of Hanover and Westmoreland are to be without water for the next few days. This the Commission says is due to challenges with its Copse Relift plant in Hanover and the Petersville Deepwell in Westmoreland. The NWC...
A member of Parliament's Public Administration and Appropriations Committee, PAAC, Mikael Phillips, says Prime Minister Andrew Holness should immediately fire both the president and treasurer of the Caribbean Maritime University, CMU. His comments come a day after it...
The attorney who represented the former Mayor of Lucea, Shernet Haughton, says the Office of the Contractor General, OCG, was attempting to use her as a scapegoat in a campaign against nepotism in Jamaica. Her attorney, Delroy Morgan, told our news centre the ordeal...
The Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has issued a Travel Advisory urging its citizens to exercise "appropriate caution" when travelling to the United States. The advisory was posted today on the Ministry's Facebook page. The Bahamas says it has...
Information Minister, Senator Ruel Reid says in coming days, the Government will be announcing the new board members for a number of crucial public agencies. His comments come amid concerns by Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Dr. Peter Phillips, that a number of state...
Foreign direct investments in the Caribbean and the Latin American region is at its lowest since 2010. That's according to the regional Economic Commission, ECLAC. According to ECLAC, FDI inflows to the region declined by 9-percent last year when compared with 2014,...
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Floyd Green says the Ministry will be re-activating an early stimulation programme to intervene in the lives of children with disabilities. [audio_mp3...
Cabinet has approved two proposals from the Pan Caribbean Sugar Company and the bauxite and alumina company, JAMALCO, to supply power to the national grid. The announcement was made today by the Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team, ESET, Dr. Vin...