The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is reporting an increase in the number of new investors entering the equities market between 2015 and 2019. JSE Group Business Development Manager, André Gooden, said that the figure rose from 3,412 in 2015 to 48,128 in 2019. He pointed out that this upswing was spurred by several large initial public offerings, which he said...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, says the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) provides an avenue for all member countries and parliamentarians to have an equal voice regardless of country size, income, race, religion, or gender. She was speaking at the Houses of Parliament Commonwealth Day virtual forum held on Monday (March 8). The CPA is an association of...

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has extended the deadline for submission of the Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for licence in the 700 MHz Spectrum (Band 13) to March 23, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Managing Director of the SMA, Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton, told JIS News that the extension was appropriate to allow more interested parties to submit their proposals. “Once the...

A researcher is calling for nutrition labels that provide consumers with information that can be easily read, so they can make healthier food choices. In an interview with JIS News, winner of the Award for Best Student Oral Presentation at the 2020 staging of the National Health Research Conference, Vonetta Nurse, explained that she undertook a study of consumers in...

Jamaica has received its first delivery of vaccines to fight the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The 50,000 doses of vaccines, donated by the Government of India, arrived on Monday (March 8), at the Norman Manley International Airport Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, accepted the vaccines from India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui. Also on...

The Real Estate Board and the Commission of Strata Corporations are requesting that its customers make all payments online, considering the coronavirus pandemic and the current government-issued ‘Work from Home’ Order. “Online payments can be made by bank transfer, direct deposit or online bill payment. However, the Board is recommending the use of its Client Portal for the payment of...

Jamaica’s total spending on imports and earnings from exports for January to November 2020 declined relative to the similar period in 2019 as released today by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). For January to November 2020, expenditure on imports fell by 28.1 per cent to US$4,247.2 million. By comparison, total imports for the same period in 2019 was US$5,905.5...