INFLATION REPORT MARCH 2024
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Jamaica ranks as second-most affordable destination to retire
Jamaica has been ranked the second-most affordable destination to retire in the Caribbean by publication The Travel. Recommending the seven most affordable territories in the region for Americans to retire, the writer of the article uses the monthly average cost of living from the World Population Review, the total population size, according to Worldometer, [...]
Playa hauls record $150 billion in 2023
Playa Hotels and Resorts NV recorded its best year on record as a swift recovery of tourism markets in Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Mexico resulted in it generating US$977.50 million (J$150.14 billion) of revenue, a significant step up to the US$636.48 million (J$82.60 billion) earned in 2019. The Dutch-based hospitality firm which operates its [...]
Tax cut blues
CONCERNS have been raised about the permanence of the funding source for the $25 billion in tax cuts announced by Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke on Tuesday. The concerns were raised due to Clarke indicating that the tax cuts will be financed out of $45 billion in receivables the Government is planning to sell on [...]
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Weight gain and its effects on health
BEING OVERWEIGHT can increase your risk of major health problems and shorten your lifespan. But even modest weight loss can significantly improve your health. Obesity is one of the biggest health problems in the world. It is associated with several related conditions, collectively known as metabolic syndrome. These include high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar [...]
Colorectal cancer awareness
CANCER IS a disease in which a group of cells in the body start to grow rapidly and out of control. When cancer starts in the colon or rectum, it is called colorectal cancer. The colon and rectum collectively make up the large intestine. While cancers of the colon and rectum are similar, they are [...]
8 Tips for your weight-loss journey
EVERY WEIGHT-LOSS journey is a personal one. There is a lot of information available for you to begin the path to weight loss, and it can take a lot of work to figure out how to get going. However, there are ways to ease yourself into losing weight, like changing what and how you eat [...]
Deborah Chen | Let’s talk obesity and need for healthy school food environments
This World Obesity Day, observed annually on March 4, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica is imploring Jamaicans to join in the conversation and let’s talk about obesity and the need for healthy school food environments. It is incumbent that we intensify the need for a comprehensive approach to curbing the increasing trends in overweight/obesity in [...]
NIDS rollout set for Q1 2024
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