January 19, 2022 The graph above shows deaths reported since the previous day and the 7-day moving average As of January 19, 2022, the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had spread across the globe to six continents, over five million people had died after contracting the respiratory virus. Cases now stand at 336,283,144 globally.
January 19, 2022 According to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) the labour force in Jamaica during October 2021 increased by 31,000, however employment increase was more than twice that amount (76,000), which led to a 3.7% year over year decline in unemployment rate to 7.1%. Notably in October 2021, the amount of persons outside
United States: One Year Into His Term, Biden Finds Himself Boxed In on China “Two years ago, then-President Donald Trump signed the U.S.-China Phase One trade agreement, hailing it as an “historic” deal. Joe Biden’s team spent the presidential campaign criticizing it as too limited in scope and lacking teeth. Yet once the Democrat took
January 18, 2022 Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his government is taking steps to position Jamaica as a technology and innovation hub in the Caribbean. Holness, who was speaking at the virtual launch of the ‘The Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Report’ on Thursday, January 13, 2022, said that several initiatives are being undertaken
January 18, 2022 Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited (SJ) has advised that the Company has completed its anchor US$100 Million (J$ 15.48 billion) investment in a bond issued by NFE South Power Holdings Limited and will be arranging and brokering the sale of the remaining US$185 Million of the US$285 Million bond offering. SJ has further
January 18, 2022 Derrimon Trading Company Limited (DTL) has advised that the Company has acquired 100% ownership of Spicy Hill Farms effective January 10, 2022. The Spicy Hill line of products include: Ram Goat Soup “Mannish Water”, Ram-It-Up “Curry Goat Booster”, Granulated Scotch Bonnet Pepper, and Dried Thyme Leaves. The products manufactured by this Company
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January 18, 2022 According to the 2022 World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report, UN’s key report on the global economy, the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has put the brakes on a rapid recovery, counteracting signs of solid growth at the end of last year. The report cites a cocktail of problems that are
January 17, 2022 U.S. import prices decreased 0.2 percent in December, after increasing 0.7 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In December, lower fuel prices more than offset higher prices for nonfuel imports. Prices for U.S. exports decreased 1.8 percent in December following a 0.8-percent advance in November. Imports The
United States: Why Diversity Matters at the Fed A (More) Female Fed “So long as the U.S. Senate agrees with President Joe Biden, women will soon form the majority of the Federal Reserve’s seven-member board for the first time in its 108-year history.Biden last week named Sarah Bloom Raskin and Lisa Cook for slots on
