It is not often that the Caribbean can claim to be first while also facing the possibility of coming last. On the track, Jamaicans are used to coming first, while often claiming second…
Paul Golding | Asking UTech to concentrate on STEM tantamount to economic suicide
There are two points from Sunday, May 7, The Gleaner editorial ‘Overhauling University of Technology’, on which I would like to expound upon. The first is governance. The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech)…
Gordon Robinson | I.M.F? Is Mark fault!
The People’s National Party (PNP) seems determined to turn opportunity into shambles and, like Mr Phelps’ Mission Impossible tape, self destruct. For too long politicians have felt free to publicly terrorise or abuse…
Janice Allen | What is happening with Falmouth’s artisan village?
Jamaica’s tourism industry is critical to the country’s economic development, and it is essential that every dollar invested in the sector is spent effectively and transparently and can be accounted for. Unfortunately, the…
The rise of floating solar farms
When Joe Seaman-Graves, the city planner for the working-class town of Cohoes, New York, Googled the term ‘floating solar’, he didn’t even know it was a thing. What he did know was that…
Your personal brand as an extension of your employer’s brand
“If the reputation of a company’s products and services is its face, the talent brand is its heart and soul” – Hank Stringer and Rust y Rueff I recently had the opportunity to…
Cedric Stephens | FSC rolls out insurance market conduct rules, Version 2.0
In February 2019, the Financial Services Commission, FSC, released its 13-page ‘Revised Guidelines on Market Conduct for Insurance Companies and Intermediaries’. Even though the insurance industry – and people like me – participated…
Ricardo Hausmann | ChatGPT’s lessons for economic development
Spoiler alert: I am not going to talk about how ChatGPT responds when prompted about economic-development strategies. It basically regurgitates reasonable, but mediocre ideas that it has seen in its training set. But…
Francis Wade | Duration of ideal strategic planning retreat
“Francis,” clients sometimes ask, “Why do you recommend a two-day strategy retreat?” Usually, they want to get the most from their workshop, but also don’t wish to waste a moment. After all, top…
How bond prices work
One of the most confusing components of “bond math” is the pricing. Like most assets — the price is a major determinant of your total return. Today we look at the pricing of…