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Inflation reached 7.5 per cent in July, breaking the national target for a second consecutive month. The Bank has explained…

The containers are coming. So are the costs. A sharp rise in global shipping prices could work its way from the docks into Jamaican kitchens, building sites and household budgets for months to come.

Scotiabank’s parent company, the Bank of Nova Scotia, disclosed during its third-quarter earnings call on 25 August that mortgage impairments…

The island is unlikely to collapse, but another 12 months of disrupted energy markets could reshape household budgets, tourism, business, construction and the property market.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The credit card arrives as a symbol of financial progress: a neat piece of plastic, an attractive…

The Bank of Jamaica last reduced its policy rate in February. For homebuyers, however, private-sector residential mortgage rates remain broadly advertised between approximately 8.3 and 10.5 per cent.

Britain’s latest rent freeze proposal is about far more than rents. It raises a much bigger question: how much government…

Jamaica’s annual inflation rate has accelerated to 6.7 per cent in June 2026, its highest level since January 2024 and above the Bank of Jamaica’s target ceiling, driven by taxi fare increases, soaring food prices, and rising housing and electricity costs.

How the US-Iran ceasefire, collapsing oil prices and the lingering economic shadow of Hurricane Melissa shaped Jamaica and the Caribbean in June 2026 — and what comes next.

Jamaica Homes Global Conflict & Caribbean Impact Review — Edition 1 | Published 3 July 2026 | Reporting Period: 3…

Jamaica’s National Water Commission budgeted $44.92 billion in capital expenditure over five years while failing to measure whether ordinary Jamaicans gained access to clean water or sewerage services — a fundamental gap in public accountability that

Kingston, Jamaica, 30 June 2026 — The Bank of Jamaica has held its benchmark interest rate at 5.50 per cent,…

Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2026Caribbean leaders convened at the Global Energy Forum in Washington this month have raised an alarm…

Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2026American households spent the first quarter of 2026 extracting mortgage equity at record rates and encountering…

Why swapping a house with your son or daughter could cost far more than you think For many Jamaican families,…