News Jamaica: Jamaica strengthens preparedness for proliferation financing risks through national workshop
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Financial Investigations Division (FID), in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Constabulary Financial Unit (CFU), hosted a two-day countering proliferation financing (CPF) risk assessment workshop on March 23 and 24, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Jamaica’s capacity to identify, assess and respond to proliferation financing risks. The workshop was funded by the United States Department of State and facilitated by the Centre for Finance and Security...
News Jamaica: Cash is still king
CASH remains firmly in control of Jamaica’s payments system, with withdrawals rising far faster than electronic transactions even as digital networks continue to expand.
News Jamaica: Ethereum Improvement Proposals For 2026: What They Mean For Fees And Scalability
Ethereum 2026 upgrades are taking shape following the successful Fusaka activation on December 3, 2025. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) developers activated the Fusaka upgrade at 21:49 UTC, introducing PeerDAS ...
News Jamaica: 'You are not scaling Ethereum': Vitalik Buterin issues a blunt reality check to the biggest crypto networks
The roadmap in place doesn't make as much sense because progress among layer-2s toward later stages of decentralization has been slower and more difficult, and Ethereum itself is now scaling directly on layer-1.
News Jamaica: JMEA relaunches Buy Jamaica campaign to aid recovery and stimulate local buy-in
THE Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) has relaunched its Buy Jamaican, Build Jamaica campaign, aiming to strengthen local industries and support economic recovery in the aftermath ...
News Jamaica: UKTP-funded programme empowers 50 women entrepreneurs with digital export skills
Programme, funded by the UK Government and executed by the International Trade Centre (ITC), has successfully concluded its second cohort of its integrated digital tools and export digital marketing ...
News Jamaica: JFDF 2026 Meet Street and The Market x Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival
The merging of the festivals brought the much-anticipated barista competition to the fore. This year’s title went to Rusean Waite from Café Blue Fontana in Montego Bay, while Ricardo Jackson (Ricardo ...
News Jamaica: CanEx Jamaica To Explore Emerging Markets In The Cannabis Space
Cannabis industry professionals from around the world will focus on the evolving market for legal marijuana when CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo 2019 comes ashore at Montego Bay on ...
News Jamaica: Forex: $158.53 to one US dollar
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, March 18, ended trading at $158.53, up by 15 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange trading summary. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar ended trading at $117.16, up from $114.97 and the British pound at $210.57, up from $210.50.
News Jamaica: Parkmere Group Investment supports ongoing hurricane relief in St James
ST JAMES, Jamaica — When Hurricane Melissa struck the island last October, Tastia Stephens, Account Manager for Parkmere Group Investment was in Montego Bay, where she experienced the hurricane’s devastation first-hand. “Hurricane Melissa is something I will never forget. For the first time, I feared for my safety, the sound of the wind still echoes in my mind,” she said in a press release on Wednesday . “Water came through...
News Jamaica: Insurance payout cushions CPJ after Melissa shock
A sharp surge in insurance income reshaped Caribbean Producers Jamaica’s (CPJ) December quarter, cushioning the financial impact of Hurricane Melissa, which had disrupted operations and demand across ...
News Jamaica: Jamaica plans to renew CCRIF parametric coverage in 2026, but no mention of cat bond
The Government of Jamaica has announced its intention to renew its Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF-SPC) parametric risk transfer ...
News Jamaica: More work to be done in Jamaica’s entertainment industry, says Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sports Olivia “Babsy” Grange says while there is more work to be done to improve the cultural and creative industries (CCIs), there have been marked ...
News Jamaica: CIBC Caribbean to leverage AI in Jamaica
CIBC Caribbean Bank Limited is preparing to roll out artificial intelligence-driven lending solutions in Jamaica, automating credit decisions for unsecured loans and credit cards as part of a broader ...
News Jamaica: Jamaica's finance minister’s appointment as deputy managing director of the IMF, a first for the region, brings plaudits and some local concerns
The IMF lauded Jamaica's remarkable economic transformation, adding that Clarke has demonstrated “it is possible to build strong institutions, to have a remarkably resilient economy [and] to overcome challenges.”
News Jamaica: Smart, pragmatic approach to diplomacy serves Jamaica well, says Fitz-Henley
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says the strategic diplomacy deployed by the Holness administration, in an increasingly unpredictable geo-political environment, has safeguarded the people of Jamaica from the potential damaging consequences of unnecessary conflict. Senator Fitz-Henley, who is chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Communication Taskforce and state minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, made the comment while speaking with the media at a function...
News Jamaica: $120-m coffee recovery completed
THE Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) has successfully completed a $120-million recovery intervention in the country’s coffee sector, providing critical support to farmers ...
News Jamaica: JACRA completes $120m coffee recovery programme following Hurricane Melissa
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) says it has completed a $120 million recovery intervention in Jamaica’s coffee sector, aimed at supporting recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The initiative formed a central part of the Government of Jamaica’s and JACRA’s coordinated response to the widespread damage sustained by coffee farms, infrastructure and livelihoods within the island’s premier coffee-growing areas. The affected farmers, who farm the Blue Mountain and High...
