Investors could bolt The controversy surrounding the defrauding of sprint great Usain Bolt and hundreds of other clients of Stocks...
Dalrymple-Philibert to pay $900,000 Former House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert was yesterday fined $900,000 after pleading guilty to breaching the Integrity Commission Act. The parliamentarian found herself in trouble with the law after failing to declare for six years that she...
Gov’t allocates $1.5 billion to children’s homes A little more than $1.5 billion has been allocated in the 2025-26 Estimates of Expenditure for children’s homes that receive youngsters placed by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). Privately operated children’s homes currently...
ILO warns of widespread informal jobs despite employment gains Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic devastated Latin America and the Caribbean, employment rates have improved. However, the quality of jobs remains a major concern, with a significant portion of the workforce still engaged in informal and...
JUTC bleeds; NWC, FSC also projecting red Billions of tax dollars will again be pumped into the cash-strapped Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) for the 2025-2026 financial year as the state-owned entity is projecting an operating loss of about $13.84 billion and a total loss of...
The economics of love: A Jamaican perspective Love is often said to be priceless, but in Jamaica, like anywhere else in the world, romance comes with a cost. Whether it’s the price of a Valentine’s gift, an extravagant wedding, or even just the expense of maintaining a relationship, love and...
St James on high alert for yellow fever WESTERN BUREAU: Despite no recorded cases of yellow fever in Jamaica, St James’ Medical Officer of Health, Dr Tanique Bailey-Small, has emphasised the importance of screening at ports of entry to prevent a potential outbreak. Speaking at Thursday’s...
Llewellyn: We’re ready to try Bolt fraud case Jamaica’s chief prosecutor says the outstanding Financial Investigations Division (FID) documents that will determine if other charges are laid in the multibillion-dollar Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) fraud matter have nothing to do with the...
Spending cut With the Jamaican economy reporting declines in gross domestic product for two successive quarters, indicating a recession, the Government is planning to spend $1.26 trillion for the financial year 2025-2026. This is $126 billion, or 9.1 per cent,...
Williams stresses need for legal caution before sharing SSL forensic report Minister of Finance Fayval Williams says she will take guidance on whether the forensic audit report on scandal-scarred Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) can be shared with the public after investigative and legal work is done. Williams told The...