The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FDIC, is recommending that the United States rethink its decades-old policy of insuring up to US$250,000 in bank deposits and replace it with an overhaul that would allow…
Stocks Round Up | 33.19 million units traded today
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index retreated Tuesday, closing on a losing note. The busy trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 33/59. The JSE Combined Index declined by 5,686.11 points or…
Flow Foundation supports Ackeef Nugent’s educational mission
Ackeef Nugent’s ambition and passion to educate fellow youngsters and uplift his Cockburn Gardens community belies his age and stature. At only 13 years old, Ackeef is bright and full of conviction that…
Record-Breaking Earnings from Jamaica Winter Tourist Season
According to Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Jamaica received 1.18 million visitors between January and March of 2023. This was the best winter tourism season recorded and set the nation’s travel industry on…
Container housing controversy
BELLEFIELD, Manchester — General secretary of the Opposition People’s National Party Dr Dayton Campbell says while he remains open to being convinced about container housing solutions, the Andrew Holness Administration needs an acceptable…
3 Jamaican Properties Included on List of Top 50 Caribbean Inclusive Resorts
Three all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica are among the Top 50 on a list compiled by the Caribbean Journal magazine. They include The Caves, Sandals Montego Bay, and Excellence Oyster Bay. Ranked at Number…
Search for Jamaicans in war-torn Sudan yields no result
AS hundreds of thousands of people continue to flee the fighting in Sudan, Jamaica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported that no Jamaicans have been identified in the conflict areas. The United Nations…
Pilots at American, Southwest, ratchet up strike threats
DALLAS, United States (AP) — Pilots at American Airlines have voted to authorise a strike, and Southwest Airlines pilots are preparing to join them, as unions put more pressure on the airlines to…
Unfinished business
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament is expected to meet today to examine a performance audit report of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, but anti-corruption lobby groups are calling for the…
‘Government out of touch’
BELLEFIELD, Manchester — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) on Sunday scolded the Government for its management of crime and the recently concluded public sector compensation review, and urged supporters to prepare for…