Jamaica

The Caribbean Single Market (CSM) will come into force in two stages. Stage one will involve the establishment of a single market through the free movement of goods and services,... 2006-02-15

Jamaica has been dubbed ‘murder capital of the world’ after 2005 saw more than 1,600 murders. The island had 60 murders per 100,000 inhabitants. This compares with Colombia on... 2006-01-27

Data released by the Central Bank of Jamaica show that imports are rapidly outpacing exports. In the first nine months of 2005, exports totalled just US$1.11bn, 7.0% more than for... 2006-01-23

The Jamaican economy has shown fairly anaemic levels of growth over the past few years, with real GDP growth in 2004 registering a dismal 0.9% y-o-y. In 2005, we expect the economy... 2006-01-19

The Jamaican dollar, which normally trades steadily under a managed float, has weakened sharply since mid-2005. The unit traded around JMD61.00/US$ during H1, but hit a low of JMD63.95/US$... 2005-12-12

The government is moving ahead with its plan to save the Jamaican sugar industry.

A poll published in the Jamaica Observer showed that if the current favourite for the People’s National Party (PNP) leadership, Portia Simpson Miller, took up the post, the PNP... 2005-12-07

The government incurred an overall deficit of JMD15.5bn in Q205. Total expenditure during the quarter was JMD55.2bn below budget, largely due to lower public-sector wages and reduced... 2005-11-14

We continue to expect growth of 2.5% in 2005 but the strength and intensity of this year's hurricane season remains a key threat.

Corruption in Jamaica has lessened marginally since 2004, according to Transparency International's 2005 Corruption Perception Index (CPI). The CPI is a composite survey, reflecting... 2005-11-11