Brighter economic prospects ahead
THE Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ), Derick Latibeaudiere, at his quarterly briefing at the bank's downtown headquarters on Wednesday, forecasted stronger growth in the September and subsequent...

Election Day and the employer
JAMAICA once again braces itself for another general election with campaigning now in full flight and the supporting cast of pundits and pollsters whipped into a feeding frenzy of predictions and analysis. Many tongues are wagging...

Is Centennial preparing to bid Ja adieu?
The Financial Gleaner understands that a consortium is interested in acquiring telecoms company Centennial Digital Jamaica's (CDJ) remaining interest in Jamaica and that it is some US$10 million short in meeting the asking...

Financial Market Report
SECONDARY market rates continued to climb this week on the accumulative impact of private issues initiated by the Government, the amount of which could not be determined. Despite a hefty inflow of $5.3 billion from LRS coupon payments, and the maturity...

John Issa speaks on Jamaica
Here is the full text of the Hon. John Issa, OJ, in an address to the Rotary Club of Kingston held yesterday at the Jamaica Pegasus, Kingston. Mr. Master of ceremonies, Guest of the head table, Rotarians, Members of the Media...

Delinquent NWC customers may be charged a deposit
OFFICIALS at the state-owned National Water Commission (NWC) have mooted the idea of charging a deposit to delinquent customers whose services have consistently been...

Investing in Bonds How risky are bonds? PART 3
LAST week we established that bonds are fixed interest investments that give higher returns than money market investments and individual investors or institutions that are looking for fairly stable medium...