A number of strategies are being pursued to boost national productivity, which has been falling for a considerable period of time, according to Dr. Charles Douglass, executive director of Jamaica Productivity Centre.
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Productivity centre to boost efficiency this year
A number of strategies are being pursued to boost national productivity, which has been falling for a considerable period of time, according to Dr. Charles Douglass, executive director of Jamaica Productivity Centre.
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Gov’t to miss fiscal target
The fiscal deficit was running at $43.22 billion as at the end of the period April to November last year, $976.70 million more than the $42.24 billion projected by Finance and Public Service Minister, Audley Shaw and his team. 
High interest rates will drive investors from equities market
Marlene Street-Forest, general manager of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), says that the current high interest rate regime due to the heavy government borrowing, will continue to drive investors from the equities market into the f
High interest rates will drive investors from equities market
Marlene Street-Forest, general manager of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), says that the current high interest rate regime due to the heavy government borrowing, will continue to drive investors from the equities market into the f
Gov’t to miss fiscal target
The fiscal deficit was running at $43.22 billion as at the end of the period April to November last year. This amount was $976.70 million more than the $42.24 billion projected for by finance and public service minister, Audley Sha
Gov’t to miss fiscal target
The fiscal deficit was running at $43.22 billion as at the end of the period April to November last year. This amount was $976.70 million more than the $42.24 billion projected for by finance and public service minister, Audley Sha
FirstCaribbean appoints a new managing director for Jamaica
FirstCaribbean International Bank has announced the appointment of Clovis Metcalfe, a 35-year veteran of the bank, to the post of managing director in Jamaica. Metcalfe replaces current managing director, Milton Brady, who has been
FirstCaribbean appoints a new managing director for Jamaica
FirstCaribbean International Bank has announced the appointment of Clovis Metcalfe, a 35-year veteran of the bank, to the post of managing director in Jamaica. Metcalfe replaces current managing director, Milton Brady, who has been
GDP now 15% higher after revision of national a/c system
The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is now 15 per cent higher because of a revision, by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (Statin) last year, of the system used to measure it. The GDP is the broadest measure of domestic econo