KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday ended a two-week visit here saying that Jamaica could receive US$226 million if the executive board of the Washington-based financial institution approves a preliminary agreement that has been reached with the Andrew Holness government. The head of the delegation, Uma Ramakrishnan, said [...]

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Alcohol kills three million people worldwide each year — more than AIDS, violence and road accidents combined, the World Health Organization said Friday, adding that men are particularly at risk. The UN health agency's latest report on alcohol and health pointed out that alcohol causes more than one in 20 deaths [...]

Finance and the Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke emphasises a point while addressing the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica annual economic forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday. (Photo: JIS) FINANCE and the Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke says the ministry is drafting a Public Financial Management for Disaster Risk [...]

One year after Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica, the island nation is rebounding. “A growing share of affected residents can say their lives are back on track or almost back to normal after the hurricane,” said Colin Piper, Director of Tourism. “The progress made this past year represents a milestone in the recovery process during which [...]

The Financial Services Commission will be holding TOWN HALL Meeting in Ocho Rios  September 24 and 25. FSC Townhall Meeting OCHO RIOS - SAVE THE DATE - 8.5 x 11 - V2

New York, USA — Jampro, the one-stop trade, promotion and investment arm of the Jamaican Government in this bustling metropolis, is to reopen its office at a ceremony today (Monday), following years of closure. The office, which will be housed at the Jamaican Consulate at 767 Third Avenue in Manhattan, was closed — along with [...]

This is the first in a series of articles in which Tech Beach Retreat will open the conversation on various emerging technologies ahead of its upcoming summit in Montego Bay, St James, from November 29 to December 1, 2018. Tech Beach is on a mission to spark an entrepreneurship and innovation revolution in the Caribbean. [...]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies is reporting that a “light earthquake” with a magnitude of 4.6 was felt in the Corporate Area and St Catherine at 1:47 this afternoon. The tremor had a focal depth of 23.1 kilometres, the unit reported. Meanwhile, The Office of Disaster Preparedness [...]

Jamaica moved up 0.57 per cent in its rating for starting a business to secure its place as the fifth best country in the world to open a business, according to the latest Global Banking and Finance Review. The island, rated at 97.3, was the only Caribbean country to be ranked amongst the 12 best [...]

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch at the launch of the new division held at Harman Barracks in St Andrew recently. (Photo: Bryan Cummings) We had hoped that the successful management of traffic in the Corporate Area on September 3, the start of the new academic year, would have [...]