This is a podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending April 21st, 2023. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. The post…
6 Ultimatums Jamaican Parents Gives
Being raised in a Jamaican household comes with a lot of responsibilities and rules. Jamaican parents are known to set rules, sometimes with some ridiculous ultimatums, one often has to stop and wonder…
Near US$500 million in remittances flow in first two months of 2023
DESPITE A dip in inflows in the month of February, remittance flows may replay the performance of the year ended, solidifying the post-pandemic trend of inflows valued in the region of US$3 billion….
iCreate moving to repair breach
DIGITAL MEDIA company iCreate is still in breach of the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) Junior Market Rule 505 (7) (a). The rule says: ‘The Junior Market Company shall at all times ensure that…
Apple Inc bets big on India as it opens first flagship store
NEW DELHI (AP): APPLE INC opened its first flagship store in India in a much-anticipated launch yesterday that highlights the company’s growing aspirations to expand in the country it also hopes to turn…
Dow lower as Goldman, J&J decline
NEW YORK (AP): WALL STREET drifted yesterday following a mixed set of earnings results from big companies and a stronger-than-expected report from the world’s second-largest economy. The S…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Except the LORD build the house”
Running into God is like running into a brick wall; you are literally stopped in your tracks. I discovered this (again) firsthand when a couple of months ago, I was talking to Him…
Internet star war to benefit new users
CONSUMERS ARE set to benefit from an internet price star war. Starlink, the satellite internet firm ultimately owned by Elon Musk, this month slashed the core price in Jamaica for the second time,…
Internet star war to benefit new users
CONSUMERS ARE set to benefit from an internet price star war. Starlink, the satellite internet firm ultimately owned by Elon Musk, this month slashed the core price in Jamaica for the second time,…
Grenada Gov’t gets parliamentary approval to amend tax legislation
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC): THE GRENADA government says it is owed more than EC$750 million (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) in outstanding taxes and penalties and that a tax amnesty offered this year is…