Economic and Financial Analyst Ralston Hyman says consumers could see increased inflation in food prices during the Christmas season. He says the inflation could rise from the 9.5 % recorded in October this year as a result of the recent...
We look at the public sectors acceptance of the government’s 4% wage increase offer. Economist Ralston Hyman and Dr. Canute Thompson Political Commentator, Senior Lecturer, UWI, Head of the Caribbean Centre for Educational Planning, joined the CVM Live Panel...
In a reaction to the Bank of Jamaica’s decision to increase the interest rate to 1 percentage point from 0.5% to 1.5, Economist, Ralston Hyman says this is a bad decision and believes Governor Byles and the entire policy team should be fired. He noted that the...
Priorities in Jamaica’s budget will see the Government allocating some $830 billion for the fiscal year 2021/2022. This budget would be some $20 billion less than the last fiscal year. Finance Minister, Dr. Nigel Clarke, says the Government will focus its...
The Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke believes that the decline in the Jamaican dollar does not warrant us e of public funds to fix the issue. According to him, using these funds from the national reserves might deplete resources and affect...
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