Kalilah Reynolds reports. Scotiabank says it’s working to correct an error which saw several customers being billed for up to four times the amount of their recent US dollar transactions online. Nationwide News has received multiple complaints of Scotia users who say...
Our Business and Finance Editor, Kalilah Reynolds, reports The government’s finances were better than expected at least up to July, four months after the country recorded its first case of COVID-19. Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee, EPOC, Keith...
Our Business and Finance Editor, Kalilah Reynolds, reports. -------------------- Many hotels are burning cash to stay open, with 10-30% occupancy. That’s according to outgoing President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, JHTA, Omar Robinson. Mr. Robinson...
President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, JMEA, Richard Pandohie, is calling on the government to establish an oversight body to ensure recommendations of the COVID-19 Recovery Task Force are implemented. He says the new Holness administration...
Director of Elections Glasspole Brown says the Electoral Office has enough reserve workers to manage any shortfall from persons who may have changed their minds about manning the polls for tomorrow's general election. There've been reports that some election day...
Earlier today in our midday newscast and major news at five, Nationwide reported that Chairman of the PNP’s Manifesto Committee, Damion Crawford, said the party would tap funds from the NHT, USF, Chase Fund and PATH to pay for its 70-billion dollar manifesto promises....
Our Business and Finance Editor, Kalilah Reynolds, reports. Jamaica's economy is now expected to decline by as much as 10-per cent as a result of COVID-19. That's the updated projection from the Bank of Jamaica, BOJ. BOJ Governor Richard Byles delivered the revised...
Bank of Jamaica Governor, Richard Byles, says the central bank will only intervene in the foreign exchange market if it's inflation target is threatened. Mr. Byles was speaking at the BOJ's quarterly press briefing this morning. Our Business and Finance Editor,...
Our Business and Finance Editor, Kalilah Reynolds reports Bank of Jamaica Governor, Richard Byles, is encouraging Jamaicans to temper their demand for foreign exchange at this time. This, as the country is experiencing a dramatic decline in US dollars it earns,...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that Jamaica recorded 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. These cases bring the island's tally to 1,065. At the same time, recoveries remained at 753, or a 71-percent recovery rate. The country is now...