Winston Simpson, CEO of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, RADA, says farmers who at first were sceptical about crop insurance have become more bullish since the recent rains after the payments arrived from…
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Housing inventory static as mortgage volumes decline
Mortgage volumes are on the decline according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica. Meanwhile, the Developers Association is citing an overhang in construction units that are unsold on the market. Housing completions by…
Hogwash!
MEMBERS of the small business community in the country have poured cold water on statistics coming out of J.E.T.S. Limited, the operator of the MultiLink payment system, that state that up to 95…
Spending ramped up during the holiday
JAMAICANS ramped up sending this holiday season, conducting just under $40 billion worth of transactions even as many were still wrestling with higher prices in some areas and other financial worries, according to…
Crime Reduction in Jamaica Requires More Than Political Promises
Leaders are not without blame for painting a picture that crime is easily solvable. Not so. Problems like high crime built up over the years do not disappear at the stroke of a…
Top Caribbean News Stories of 2023
The major news happenings in the Caribbean in 2023 involved calls for reparations from historical colonizing countries and plans to remove the British monarch as head of state in several countries. The Caribbean…
Highway toll-free extension disappoints Jukie Chin
Juici Patties founder and proprietor Jukie Chin says he is disappointed with the Government’s three-month extension of toll-free use of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000, pointing to businesses bypassed…
‘All hell broke loose’
A tip from the person who was to pay a $200,000 ransom for a kidnapped man led to police thwarting the scheme and killing one suspect in the process. The 22-year-old victim was…
Jamaican Radio Host Patricia Montague in Florida Shares Experience on New Train Line from Ft Lauderdale to Orlando
My last long-distance train journey was a memorable trip to the 1998 World Cup in France, featuring the Reggae Boyz. So, when Brightline’s public relations team invited me to experience their service, I…
Jamaican Radio Host Patricia Montague in Florida Shares Experience on New Train Line from Ft Lauderdale to Orlando
My last long-distance train journey was a memorable trip to the 1998 World Cup in France, featuring the Reggae Boyz. So, when Brightline’s public relations team invited me to experience their service, I…