Economy
Prices, interest rates, jobs and the forces shaping Jamaican and Caribbean households and businesses.
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Revisiting Jamaica’s water shortages seven years on
Jamaica’s drought is acting on long-known weaknesses in storage and distribution, and household conservation alone cannot fix them, as 2019 research showed.
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What happens in orbit doesn’t stay in orbit
As US-China rivalry extends into space, the Caribbean’s reliance on satellites it does not own or control is a dependency that is easy to overlook.
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World Youth Skills Day: Turning Skills into Opportunity
Youth unemployment in Jamaica has fallen to 11.7%, but 22.2% of young Jamaicans are not in employment, education or training, against a global average of 20.4%.
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Interest rates: central banks are taking different paths
Japan has raised rates, Jamaica has held steady and Canada faces rising inflation. A quick guide to how interest rates work and who they affect.
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Beyond headline inflation: household affordability in Jamaica
Many Jamaican households may have little margin left after core expenses, so rising essential costs could make consumers more selective and price-sensitive.
