March 12, 2018 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in its latest report on March 12, 2018, revealed that the national unemployment rate was unchanged from December at 4.1 percent but was 0.7 percentage points lower than in January 2017. “Unemployment rates were lower in January in 6 states and the District of Columbia and
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March 9 ,2018 The international Monetary Fund (IMF) hosted a seminar featuring the following topics; Improving Outcomes: Women, Youth and agriculture”, “The Economics of Crime in Jamaica: Youth Opportunities, Violence and a Vicious Cycle” and “The Climate Change, Agriculture Resilience, and Poverty Nexus”. Dr. Constant Lonkeng Ngouanaa opened the proceedings with an explanation regarding the
March 9, 2018 Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited (SJ) has advised that a connected party sold a total of 33,000 SJ shares during the period March 2 to 6, 2018.
March 9, 2018 NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG) has advised that a Director purchased 14,400 NCBFG shares on March 6, 2018.
March 9, 2018 Kingston Wharves Limited (KW) has advised that two connected parties sold a total of 406,343 KW shares during the period March 6 to 7, 2018.
March 9, 2018 Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) reported on the progress of the Euro area economy at a press conference held March 8, 2018. ECB has decided to keep the key interest rates unchanged and has vowed to continue its asset purchasing program up to September 2018, or beyond, if
March 9, 2018 Grace Kennedy reported on its year end result via a live video stream March 8, 2018. Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Donald Wehby started off by outlining a myriad of challenges the company faced for the 2017 period, before moving on to unveil future plans for the Group in 2018 and beyond.
March 08,2018 Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) 11th Annual General Meeting was held today, at the Pegasus Hotel. Opening remarks were made by Mr. Jeffrey Hall, SGJ’s Chairman where he officially welcomed Mr. David Noel as Scotia’s newly appointed President and CEO and emphasized how the general improvement of the Jamaican economy has led to
March 8,2018 Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) for the nine months ended January 31, 2018 reported total revenues of $35.68 billion, an 11% increase relative to $32.12 billion reported in for the comparable period in 2017. Revenue for the third quarter amounted to $12.66 billion, an 8% increase compared to $11.69 billion booked for the corresponding
