In the last three months of 2012, Jamaica’s economic story reached its most difficult chapter. Hurricane Sandy battered the island in October,…

Halfway through 2012, Jamaica’s economy had still not found its footing. GDP was contracting for the second year running, the IMF negotiations…

The IMF Stand-By Arrangement that had anchored Jamaica’s fiscal credibility since 2010 expired in May 2012 without a successor programme in place.…

When Portia Simpson-Miller took the oath of office on January 5, 2012, she assumed more than the prime ministership — she inherited…

Jamaica’s snap election on 29 December 2011 produced a result that surprised even the winners. The People’s National Party won 42 seats…

On 25 September 2011, Bruce Golding announced he would not seek re-election as Jamaica Labour Party leader and would leave office once…

Jamaica’s second consecutive budget under IMF supervision held the fiscal line while revealing the growing social tensions that prolonged austerity was generating.…

After two consecutive years of GDP contraction, the Jamaican economy began its long-awaited turn in 2011 — delivering positive growth for the…

As 2010 drew to a close, Jamaica’s external accounts told a story the domestic economy could not yet match: reserves rebuilt by…

S&P’s August 5 US credit downgrade sent shockwaves through global markets. Jamaica’s housing sector assesses the fallout amid BOJ vigilance and diaspora remittance concerns.