Socio-Economic Impact: Development of Future Jamaica

Socio-Economic Impact: Development of Future Jamaica

Jamaica’s unemployment rate fell drastically to a new record low of 6.2 percent in January 2022. According to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Labour Force Survey for that month there was a 0.9 percentage point lower than the figure recorded in October...
Dolla Financial Opens New Branch in Portmore

Dolla Financial Opens New Branch in Portmore

Dolla Financial Services Limited has opened its newest branch at Shop 18, Sunshine Outlet Mall, 7 Braeton Parkway in Portmore. Dolla Financial continues to aggressively pursue its growth and expansion drive. Kadeen Mairs Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of Dolla...
Availability of Finance for Housing 

Availability of Finance for Housing 

In our Panel Discussion we take another look at the function of the National Housing Trust (NHT) within the context of the broader housing market. We discuss with President of Jamaica Manufacturers & Exporters Association, John Mahfood and Social and Political...
 Does Independence Equal Responsibility? 

 Does Independence Equal Responsibility? 

Parents with young adult children sometimes fear nothing more than their child’s desire for independence. That crippling fear is the fact that they are not ready or mature enough to be on their own as they are simply not responsible enough. We mistake...
Repatriation and Compensation

Repatriation and Compensation

Do Rastafarians see Emancipation and Independence as a hoax? All this and more will be explored during our panel discussion on Rastafari’s relationship with “Emancipendence”. We are joined by Bobo Ashanti Priest Douglas Smith, Author of Rastafari in...