The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has emphasised that while its central mandate remains inflation control through prudent monetary policy, this objective is reinforced by the strength and stability of the country’s financial system….
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Jalil Dabdboub | Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose
“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose,” sang Kris Kristofferson. In conflict zones from Palestine to Sudan and the Congo, these words are a lived reality. When a people are systematically…
Gordon Robinson | Can government collect?
So the “no new taxes” chorus has ended with Government projected to earn approximately $29.4 billion in fiscal year 2026/27 from new taxes. Surprise! NOT!! Last October 28, Jamaica suffered the most devastating…
At the Helm of Jamaica’s Investment Frontier: How Kelli-Dawn Hamilton Is Shaping the Next Era of Special Economic Zones
With nearly US$1 billion in investments facilitated to date, including US$34 million in fiscal year 2025/26 alone, the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) has become one of the most consequential institutions in…
Jamaica’s Courier Gold Rush: How Amazon, Tax Reform, and 250 Startups Collided—and Why Regulation Is Now Inevitable
On any given weekday afternoon in Kingston, Mandeville or Montego Bay, the parking lots of strip malls double as logistics hubs. White vans and motor cyclists idle. Customers clutch invoices. Young entrepreneurs in…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: Chosen and Appointed
John 15 records Jesus’ final extended teaching to His disciples before His arrest. The setting is intimate and urgent. He has just spoken about abiding in the vine and loving one another. In first-century…
Jamaican Event Concierge Shikima Hinds Is Putting Local Luxury on the Global Map
As Jamaica continues to attract global attention for destination weddings, cultural gatherings, and high-profile celebrations, a quiet shift is underway in how those experiences are designed and delivered. Increasingly, the most compelling events…
Radio Jamaica Reports Significant Financial Losses Due To Hurricane Melissa
Radio Jamaica Limited reports significant financial losses due to Hurricane Melissa, while implementing structural changes for recovery and growth. Radio Jamaica reported the results in their recently released Unaudited Financial Statements for the…
Confidence, Currency and Silence: Can Trinidad’s Market Arrest Its Structural Slide?
And what the region — especially Jamaica — should be watching closely By any serious capital markets standard, the decline of the Trinidad and Tobago equity market is no longer cyclical weakness. It…
Can Joseph Matalon Executive Chairman of the Board at the RJRGLEANER Communications Group Save and Turn Around Radio Jamaica Limited?
Advertising is migrating. Print is consolidating. Leverage is rising. The clock is ticking. The numbers are no longer cyclical. They are structural. Radio Jamaica Limited reported a nine-month loss of $502 million, with…