The diaspora is being lobbied to support three projects, for which the organisers are seeking to raise $33 million on the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) to fund ongoing implementation....

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 21) approved the General Consumption Tax (Amendment of Schedule) Order, 2022, Resolution, providing for the exemption of lithium-ion batteries from General Consumption Tax...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Caribbean Member Countries are being encouraged to lead take-up of the institution’s multibillion-dollar Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST). The RST is aimed at helping countries build...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has created a new instrument, the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) facility, for low- and middle-income member countries, including Caribbean states. This will provide funding...

Persons with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) accounts will be able to use these to receive remittances from overseas. Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), which is spearheading implementation...

Persons using cryptocurrencies or who are contemplating this are being urged by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) to do so cautiously. Governor, Richard Byles, says the institution is mindful to...

Jamaica has been lauded for its progress in becoming a digital society. The commendation came from Chief Digital Officer and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft US Global Technology Leader, Jacky Wright....

The Students Loan Bureau (SLB) is now accepting loan applications online. The development is a new feature of the Strategic Transformation of End-users Experience Portal (STEEP), which has been enabled...