The Vision for Health 2030 This Vision for Health 2030 is Jamaica’s 10-year strategic plan outlining the national… View the Vision for Health 2030 The Health Sector Plan is more than a blueprint…
Back-to-Back Honours Add to a Distinguished Career in Healthcare Education for Dr. Alwyn Leiba
When Jamaican-born Dr. Alwyn Leiba was elected Student Government Association president at Miami Dade College’s Medical Campus in 2006, he was a dental hygiene student advocating for his peers. Today, the Kingston native…
IMF trims Jamaica’s 2027 outlook
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast for Jamaica’s economic growth in 2027, signalling a slower rebound than it expected six months ago, even as it upgraded its outlook for 2026….
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: When Trust Requires Surrender
Trusting God sounds simple until life takes a direction we neither expected nor wanted. It is easy to declare our confidence in Him when circumstances unfold according to our plans. But what happens…
Wigton Energy slashes over $800 million in debt ahead of solar push
Wigton Energy Ltd has cut over $800 million worth of debt in the year, clearing the way for the wind-power producer to chase solar projects even as half-year profit slipped. Its borrowing now…
Indies Pharma adds $1-billion loan from NCB at higher cost, but profit rises
Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd earned higher profit for its latest quarter but replaced an earlier bond with a $1-billion issue at a higher interest rate. It comes as the drug distributor rebounds from…
Jamaica regulator requests plan to relocate coral for Fiesta’s overwater suites
Jamaica’s environmental regulator has deferred beach licences that Spanish hotel group Fiesta needs to build overwater suites at its Grand Palladium resort in Point, Hanover. At its 15 September meeting, the Natural Resources…
IMF raises its forecast for world growth this year, but warns of risks from AI boom and debt
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year while warning of growing risks from rising debt, including the financial frenzy around artificial intelligence….
Former stock exchange chief launches consultancy and stock market game for kids
Marlene Street Forrest, who retired as managing director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), launched a business consultancy whose first public project involves a stock market game for schoolchildren. The initiative is about…
IMF says African economies performing well despite shocks from the Iran war
African economies have managed to weather fairly well the energy crisis brought on by the Iran war, but a decline in aid has left the continent vulnerable to future shocks, the head of…
Mayberry bets that stock rebound will erase losses; takes aim at asset tax
Mayberry Group Ltd expects the recovery in the local stock market to continue wiping out earlier losses during the year. The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) gained over 20 per cent this year so…