The Next 50 Years – The Gleaner Series
Jamaica continues to celebrate 50 years of Independence. We have achieved a lot. However, there is much work left to be done if we are to progress as a country. We must begin to tackle Jamaica’s...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – December 27, 2012
Proactive Investigations Top Bailey’s Agenda. As Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fitz Bailey takes over from SSP Derrick ‘Cowboy’ Knight, he is reassuring residents in his new division that...
View ArticleChart Of The Week: Impact Of The NDX
Today’s Chart of the Week is taken from page 25 of the Ministry of Finance’s NDX Launch Presentation available on their website or for download here: NDX Launch Presentation_Final_pdf. In the top...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today: April 4, 2013
Cutting The Fat – Finance Minister To Present Tight Budget Today. Jamaicans will know today just how much the Government plans to spend during this fiscal year but already some financial analysts are...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today: April 8, 2013
A ‘Bills’ Is Now A Bill. Currency movements between today and tomorrow could tip the Jamaican dollar, which closed on Friday at $99.51 to US$1, to the triple-digit mark, shattering a psychological...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – July 23, 2013
Wrong Way For Jamaica – Business Leaders Wary Of Singapore Prosperity Road Map’s Value To Island. Some local business leaders are expressing reservations about the so-called ‘Singapore model’ being...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 23, 2013
Ja Outperforms Projections – IMF. A staff-level team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the Jamaican Government to be resolute in implementing its strategy to increase growth by...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – November 1, 2013
Feeding Jamaica, No Problem. While recognising the threats caused by the world economic crises of the past six years, stakeholders are declaring they are confident the future of Jamaica’s...
View ArticleChart Of The Week: Staying Alive! NIR 2013
On January 17, 2014 the Bank of Jamaica released revised figures which showed the Net International Reserves for December 2013 amounted to US$1,047.83 billion. diG Deeper Net International Reserves...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know About Today – March 3, 2014
Say No To Coal – Expert Sounds Warning Over Electricity Plan For Logistics Hub. One of Jamaica’s leading physicists and an expert in climate change has blasted as fundamentally flawed, Government’s...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 18, 2014
Jobs Are Coming! Development Bank Sees Big Money Boost For Small Businesses. The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is projecting the creation of 12,000 jobs over the next five years which are to come...
View ArticleEconomy Update: Total Debt Servicing FY2014
diG Deeper Total Debt – diGJamaica Economy Dashboard
View ArticleIMF UPDATE: “Women, Work, and the Jamaican Economy”
diGgers Yesterday, September 30, 2014 the International Monetary Fund, the Jamaican Government and civil society groups highlighted the importance of empowering women and reducing gender inequality at...
View ArticleBusiness Update: Exchange Rate & Stock Market Report
Exchange Rate September 30, 2014, the last day of trading for the month, the US dollar traded for an average selling rate of J$112.67:US$1.00, representing a less than one per cent appreciation...
View ArticleEconomy Update -1.8 Growth In Q2
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the Jamaican economy grew by 1.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2014, when compared to the similar quarter of 2013. This is the...
View ArticleSnapshot of Jamaica’s Economy
diG Deeper diGJamaica’s Industries Dashboard has more information including two-year comparisons of Stopover Arrivals and Cruiseship Arrivals. Check it out here. diGJamaica’s Economy Dashboard has more...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – December 3, 2014
PM Plays Catch-Up. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said yesterday that the board of the National Housing Trust (NHT) has been instructed to keep her posted regarding developments at the cash-rich...
View Article20 Ideas For Christmas On A Budget
We’re now 10 days away from the big day, and those of us caught up in the holiday spirit are trying to figure out ways to have a merry Christmas without breaking the bank or racking up a huge debt...
View ArticleWe diG Infographics
Infographics are cool, aren’t they? We think so, too. This year, we decided to incorporate them into our content and that has certainly helped us to share information and data in a whole new way. Below...
View Article8 Questions We Need Answers For In 2015
What does 2015 hold for Jamaica? The Gleaner has published 87 prophecies from several members of the clergy (click here, here and here). While we wait to see how these prophecies unfold, here are eight...
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