Barbados honours frontline workers with glow-in-the-dark money

Barbados will honour frontline workers with a special glow-in-the-dark coin which goes into circulation December 1. Prime Minister...

No need to panic: BoJ addresses concerns about the dollar

The central bank says since the start of the year the exchange rate has depreciated by 3.2 per cent, reversing the appreciation of...

Holiday spending in Jamaica wasn’t so great, reveals BOJ data

Spending over the holiday season in Jamaica wasn’t as robust as anticipated based on data just coming out of the Bank of Jamaica...

Currency circulation exceeds expectations — BoJ

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is reporting an 11.2 per cent increase in total currency in circulation for the week preceeding Christma...

Bahamas launches digital currency

The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBB) has introduced a digital version of the Bahamian dollar, starting with a pilot phase in Exum...

Moving on up! Politicians bask in dollar appreciation

With the recent appreciation of the Jamaican dollar, a number of persons are seeing it as a result of positive developments in the...