THE BANK of Jamaica (BOJ) spent US$1.0 billion in defending the local dollar since the onset of the pandemic, but the country’s outlook, like that of the Caribbean, remains very challenging, according to…
Time to ditch the ‘pillars’ in your strategic planning
YOU FINALLY have time to look back at outputs from prior strategic planning retreats. A quick glance reveals an approach they used which includes ‘pillars’. If so, be aware: there are some drawbacks…
Oran A. Hall | Benefits of a central bank digital currency
A DIGITAL currency is legal tender issued by the central bank, such as the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), and complements physical forms of currency like notes and coins. It has the same value…
Cedric E. Stephens | IAJ should do more to help consumers
LAST WEEK’S article, ‘Insurance literacy matters’, was placed next to one by my colleague Yanique Page – ‘Profiting from ignorance of small business’. Alert readers, like my editor, saw the link between the…
Business events
APRIL 17 Statistical Institute of Jamaica release of monthly Consumer Price Index/Inflation data for March 2023. APRIL 19 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited annual general meeting, at Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, 81 Knutsford Boulevard,…
AIS makes digitalisation push in wider Caribbean
DIRECTOR OF Health Applications at Advanced Integrated Systems (AIS), Shekar Sanumpudi, indicates that the company is targeting a growing healthcare technology market within the wider Caribbean. Already, the company’s Provider Access System (PAS)…
AIS makes digitalisation push in wider Caribbean
DIRECTOR OF Health Applications at Advanced Integrated Systems (AIS), Shekar Sanumpudi, indicates that the company is targeting a growing healthcare technology market within the wider Caribbean. Already, the company’s Provider Access System (PAS)…
Yuh Cyaan Wrong and Strong Same Time!
Much has been said about the incident involving the Kingston College and Calabar athletes at the end of the 100 meter Class 2 Final. However, most of the discourse has been partisan and…
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending April 14th, 2023
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories JOHNSON SMITH ISSUES WARNING ABOUT ENGAGING IN ILLEGAL MIGRATION According to Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign…
USA’s First Caribbean Museum Re-Opens at Bigger Location
The only U.S.-based Caribbean heritage museum, Island SPACE Museum officially opened in its new location on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Still located in the Broward Mall in Plantain, FL, the new site is…