The Government of Barbados continues to “absorb the cost” of gasoline price increase
A price ceiling on gasoline and diesel is now in effect in Barbados. As of 19 August 2022, the price of gasoline has been capped…
“Caribbean currencies have outlived their usefulness”
This is hardly the position one would expect to hear from Dr Delisle Worrel, the former governor of the Barbados Central Bank. However, since he…
Building Bresheh the Jamaican luxury brand
Bresheh has been the brand on the lips of many young Jamaican professionals this year. And, it isn’t because the fashion house is new on…
TCF Development Limited brings first phase of homes to market
This month, TCF Development Limited reached another major milestone in its effort to bring a 91-acre mixed use development to Twelve Miles, St Thomas. The…
WiPay rising Fintech Company in Jamaica Title Sponsors for Reggae Sumfest 2022
WiPay Jamaica limited a Financial Technology company is an online payment facilitator who will be processing card payments through their smart terminals at Reggae Sumfest…
The rise of Fintech
Fintech aka financial technology is a catch-all term referring to software, mobile applications, and other technologies created to improve and automate traditional forms of finance…
The tourism rebound and its discontents
In 2020, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) predicted that Jamaica was the country poised to suffer the largest economic decline as…
When progressive education policy doesn’t feel progressive
When the Government of Jamaica introduced free tertiary education in the 1970s, it was primarily the upper class that was angered. They felt that a…
The benefits of unit trusts
A unit trust is a pooled investment plan. Unit trusts provide investors with an opportunity to build their wealth by pooling their money together with…
Seven terms every investor should know
Earning season for the first quarter of the year is coming to an end and you are going to see a lot of publications about…