The largest source market of remittance flows to Jamaica for March 2021 was the US, according to Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) data. Remittances from the US accounted for 72.3 per cent of […]
Jamaica: Remittances from the US up 72 per cent in March
Jamaica: NCB’s e-commerce solution wins Global Finance Innovator Award
With growing reports of declining foot traffic in local stores and businesses since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the increased demand for e-commerce services has been met by National Commercial Bank […]
Jamaica: NIR at $3.3 billion
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says Jamaica’s net international reserves (NIR) remain healthy, amounting to US$3.3 billion, as at the end of April. Speaking at the BOJ’s digital quarterly media […]
Jamaica: Ganja industry development task force being established
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is advanced in establishing a Ganja Industry Development Task Force, which will draw on expertise from the public and private sectors and academia to provide […]
Jamaica: ‘ENDS is the best thing since COVID’
Andre Brown, the e-commerce entrepreneur service provider who onboarded Montego Bay’s pan chicken vendors by creating an e-commerce website for them to effectively operate under the E-commerce National Delivery Solution (ENDS) programme, […]
Jamaica: VM Group CEO calls for a culture transformation
As governments and businesses plot the path to recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria Mutual Group (VM) President and CEO Courtney Campbell, has called for transformational thinking and bold moves […]
Jamaica: PM urges more debt relief for SIDS, warns of long recovery without it
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has stepped up his call for developing countries, in particular Small Island Developing States (SIDS) like Jamaica, to be given more latitude in the area of debt servicing […]
Jamaica: Gov’t to launch E-commerce platform for businesses during curfew
Some businesses, including restaurants and delivery operators, are to be able to function after the curfew hours until midnight through the new E-commerce National Delivery System (ENDS). Limited testing of the service […]
Jamaica: Clarke opens Budget Debate amid anticipation of return to growth
The 2021/22 Budget Debate will get underway Tuesday at Gordon House with Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr Nigel Clarke making the opening presentation. In what will be one of the most […]
Jamaica: Several stocks record double-digit gains on Monday
A number of stocks made double-digit gains during Monday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The top gaining stocks were loss-makers as investors continue to move up these thinly traded stocks by […]
