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News JAM Aug 19, 2026

Bank of Jamaica maintains policy rate at 5.5 per cent amid persistent global uncertainty

Reading Time: 5 minutesDuring its meetings on 14 and 17 August 2026, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC/the Committee) of Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) noted that the inflation outlook remains uncertain amid the unresolved…

News JAM Aug 19, 2026

Fitz-Henley chides Golding for weak leadership and failing to act following two shameful statements made by prominent PNP members

Reading Time: 2 minutesGovernment Senator Abka Fitz-Henley is criticising PNP President Mark Golding for weak leadership and failing to respond strongly to  shameful and inappropriate statements made by two senior members of his…

News JAM Aug 19, 2026

Senator Marlon Morgan calls for PNP to abandon hypocritical partisan rhetoric concerning longstanding land distribution and housing challenges in Jamaica

Reading Time: 3 minutesJamaica Labour Party Spokesman Marlon Morgan says sober, cerebral and non-partisan conversation is required concerning how to treat with land and housing challenges in Jamaica and address the longstanding issue…

News GUY Aug 19, 2026

Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett makes a Caribbean bid for the UN’s top job

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor eighty years, every person to hold the title of UN Secretary-General has been a man. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett wants that streak to end on her watch, and she wants the…

News CARIB Aug 19, 2026

Regional CSEC pass rate rises to 72.18% for 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe regional pass rate for this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations came in at 72.18 per cent, a slight uptick from last year’s 71.42 per cent, the Caribbean…

News DOM Aug 19, 2026

The Dominican Republic’s growth engine Is roaring back to life

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Dominican Republic’s economy has staged a decisive comeback after a soft 2025, when growth slowed to just 2.1%, a marked deceleration from the double-digit and mid-single-digit expansions the country…