Barbados to slowly reopen after ‘national pause’ ends Monday

Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley has announced a phased reopening of the country beginning March 1. The announcement came la...

Jamaica’s economy down 9.4% during Oct to Dec quarter — PIOJ

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) says the economy declined by 9.4 per cent during the third quarter or October to December...

Jamaica hit by one-year delay for public sector wage increase

Jamaica’s public sector workers will have to wait a year for the implementation of the new wage scale, following a review of th...

Jamaican Gov’t tables $830.8-billion budget

The Government of Jamaica has proposed to spend a total of $830.8 billion for the 2021/22 fiscal year. This is comprised of recurr...

Twitter chief, Jack Dorsey teams with Jay-Z to back bitcoin

Twitter chief Jack Dorsey has revealed that he and rap mogul Jay-Z are creating a fund devoted to making bitcoin digital money ...

Jamaica’s economy down 10.7 per cent — STATIN

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has reported that the economy declined by 10.7 per cent during the third quarter of ...

New BPO brings 400 jobs to St Lucia

Approximately 400 jobs will be created in St Lucia with the opening of a new business processing outsourcing (BPO) centre. Th...

Jamaica records 0.6% inflation rate for November – STATIN

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting a 0.6 per cent inflation rate for November as the Consumer Price Index ...