The All-Jamaica Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December 2024 was 143.5, representing an increase of 1.2 per cent as released today by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The primary contributor to this increase was a 1.9 per cent increase in the index for the ‘Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages’ division. The increase in the division’s index was chiefly influenced by...

As the rich aroma of freshly brewed Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee fills the air, so too does the spirit of collaboration between Jamaica and its diverse trading partners across the globe, especially those who have come to appreciate this unique Jamaican export. On January 9 each year, Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Day invites us to celebrate not just the world’s...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is reminding prospective performers for the 2025 National Performing Arts Festival that the deadline for entries is this Friday, January 10 at midnight. The JCDC had originally set the deadline for Friday, December 13, 2024, but extended it to give participants more time to navigate the Commission’s new automated application platform, JCDC Awards Force....

Bank of Jamaica advises that effective Monday, 30 December 2024, its Nethersole Place location will re-open and normal operations, including Teller Services to the public, will resume.

Bank of Jamaica advises that its Nethersole Place location will be closed tomorrow, Friday, 27 December 2024, to facilitate necessary emergency repairs to the building. The Bank will activate its Essential Services Protocol to continue providing core services to the financial markets. In that regard a separate Notice will be sent to financial markets participants. There will be no Teller...

Output prices for producers in the Mining and Quarrying industry increased by 0.2 per cent for November 2024, while the Manufacturing industry remained relatively unchanged as released today by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The movement in the Mining and Quarrying industry was attributed to a similar 0.2 per cent increase in the index for the major group ‘Bauxite...

In a move aimed at strengthening international partnerships, the Governments of Jamaica and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire have formally established diplomatic relations during a signing ceremony in New York recently. The Joint Communiqué establishing diplomatic relations was signed on December 16, at the Permanent Mission of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations (UN) by Ambassador Brian Wallace, Permanent Representative...