Bank of Jamaica Governor, Brian Wynter, says that economic recovery continued in the June quarter, with real activity estimated to have expanded in the range of one to two per cent during the period. Mr. Wynter, who was addressing the quarterly press briefing at his Nethersole Place offices downtown Kingston on Monday, August 25, said that this represents the fourth...

The impact of drought conditions on the prices of agricultural produce should be reversed by year-end. This is according to Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, who was addressing the BoJ’s quarterly media briefing held on August 25 at the Bank’s downtown Kingston offices. “This view is underpinned by the assessment that most of the crops that were affected...

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ), Brian Wynter, is reporting that despite significant economic shocks over the past two years, inflation remains in single-digit, at 8 per cent, and has trended down between September last year and the end of June this year. This, he said, has resulted from the transformation taking place under the Government’s economic reform programme...

Transition to the new fare structure of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has been fairly smooth, says Deputy Managing Director of Operations at the JUTC, Kirk Finnikin. Since Sunday, August 24, commuters started paying the approved increases of: $120 for adults, up from $100; $30 for students and the disabled, up from $20; and $40 for senior citizens, up...

The proposed alcohol policy will not be enacted without consultation with industry players, says Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. “We will be consulting with various stakeholders, including the alcohol industry. We understand that this is a business, and we are really referring to the type of drinking that is detrimental to health and has negative consequences,” the Minister...

Chief Technical Officer in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Errol Miller, says that the Ministry will closely monitor complaints under the impending flexi-work arrangements and take appropriate action where there are breaches. He also warned that an employer, who seeks to alter existing terms of a contract without the worker’s consent could face court action for breach of...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says there will be stricter monitoring of health care delivery, even as a customer service policy for the health sector is being finalized. “Even when you put a policy in place, the policy needs to be monitored. The question of training of persons (in customer service is important), not only our health professionals...