If
@drnigelclarkeja
lift all taxes duties and admin fees from computers and laptops for importation by anyone… I will give USD$100,000 of computers to poor people in Jamaica
JSE profits paid for my first house ….back in da day …JP stock… took my bonus bought stock, took the stock certificate to Scotia , they gave me 50% of the value of my stock as a loan, I took the 50% and bought more JP, kept doing that paid down and paid off house ….
NHT is created for “beneficiaries” as named in the trust. Those being employee contributors…. Both PNP and JLP broke this “Trust”..many Jamaican families don’t own a home…are we cool with this? Housing is important … don’t Break the “Trust”….NHT is not GOJ Money
Who makes the best Patty in Jamaica? I long for the days when Patties actually had filling and the filling would spill out and burn you…. Way back in the day….does a patty like that even exist anymore?
Many Jamaicans make the mistake of parking all their money in USD @ 2%, instead I only keep emergency money in USD and I invest all the rest in JMD beating the pants of Inflation and devaluation decade after decade @ JSE
Imagine fixing your tire in front of Jamaica house front gate and you and your bredrine pickup shot from gunman, you call your dad who drives all the way from Cherry Gardens and picks you up from where you were shot and takes you to hospital, where UWI doctors do a successful
If you wanna invest in JSE Step 1….Get a great Financial Advisor 2) Take classes and learn how to invest 3) Start Small…4) Investing and Trading are not the same thing 5) Don’t be overly focused on currency, focus on “real return”
Long ago…One of my workers ..a very beautiful woman told us that she had to move from her inner city community as she did not want the Don to deflower her daughter, last week I heard that the daughter was accepted to UWI medical school…. WOW….Big
VM gets 40,000 applications for Dolla ipo..
@jastockex
has finally become a Key Institution in Jamaicas economy, Mayberry Team has dedicated last 37 years to this and we are overjoyed 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Jamaica doomed to pay high priced electricity forever no Government in past 59 years have addressed this ….and JLP is pretending as if energy is not a key coat of production
When we borrow from IMF and Western Banks it’s ok but when borrow from Chinese which is 4% of our total debt …it’s a Chinese debt trap…. Sounds kinda racist to me?
BPO Jobs are good jobs, or they would not be attracting so many workers, real wage increases are always made on the achievement of full employment, stop cuss BPO
I live in Jacks Hill, my wife just witness a robbery while exercising and have to scale fence like fowl tief to get way….we all laughing now that she’s gone safe
Sometimes we forget that PM Seaga started the money printing and high interest rate regime which eventually led to a massive banking collapse under the PNP.. very few in civil society spoke out against it before it we were finsacked….
The single largest cost of owning a car is depreciation, address this by buying less expensive car or a quality used car….your cost per mile of transportation will decrease….
Should the Prime Minister of Jamaica be able to deploy Jamaican soldiers to a foreign land without the expressed approval of parliament to a country which has not attacked Jamaica and whom we have not declared war on?
Spend at least 1 hour of your time weekly focusing on what you can do to improve your personal finances. If you practice this diligently you will be shocked at how much your life changes in a short time.
I remember when company owners would not list and no one would buy IPOs, now we complain that too many people want to buy in an IPO and that they close too quickly…. Me think we complain about the wrong problems?
@julietcuthbert
Jamaicans are perfectly capable of being disciplined , but when leaders create an environment that rewards indiscipline …. That’s what you get
Are you comfortable with one member of our Government calling another who just happens to be White …. “Massa”….? my father used to Own a banana plantation , these words have certain connotations … we should not go down this road when we are so dependent on White tourists?
There is no rush to the republic …let’s not forget we got independence 60 years ago and so far we have failed with Justice, health, education, security and the economy… simply changing the head of state will not make Jamaica a better place …. We need to change our mindset?
It’s hard to imagine the USA won’t go into recession soon…so do we have a plan for this …I remember a PREVIOUS MOF said it would not affect us…we ended up with the harshest IMF agreement of all times…….
April 2017 we were told that there was mould in Cornwall regional Hospital today 5 years later the building remains empty and unused? Entire hospitals have been built from scratch in less time?
@christufton
Jamaican art is something to be celebrated not to be ashamed of … many Caribbean islands have serious crime problems but they don’t talk about it… Artists always talk about the life they live and unfortunately some of them live ugly lives …
Break in and hold up in Jacks Hill, the wealthiest community in Kingston , home to German, USA, European Diplomats, Portia, Chuck , BOJ Gov and leaders of several Large Jamaican companies ….
@HoraceChangJM
what a gwaan? Wha kinda pop down business dis
The newspapers should spend more time talking to doctors who work in our hospitals ..: many are afraid to speak on the record, many are frustrated and demotivated, not because of pay but because of the poor facilities, shortages, breakdowns,….etc etc etc ….We have to do better
If you purchase stock on the JSE and you paid for it, it’s yours , it cannot legally be used to satisfy your brokers creditors, fret not thyself…it’s held in a segregated account at the JCSD in your name ….best place for small bus to raise money
GOJ should encourage and promote boating, Boating industry in Bahamas is a massive extension to their tourism industry creating seafaring jobs , mechanic jobs, boatbuilding and repairs, construction jobs, tourism… the Blue economy is very lucrative
When we start focusing more on actual outcomes and less on appearances, Jamaica will explode with opportunity… Health… Education… Security…. Track outcomes and hold each other accountable and stop accepting excuses
Nigel’s new job is quite a personal achievement but very negative for the JLP, I can’t find a single angle to turn this into a positive for the JLP, can you? Please share..
Bauxite company wipes out Billions of dollars of value in Jamaican ecosystem while GOJ holds a bond worth about $150M JMD….. Does this work for Jamaica
@matthewsamuda
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Water has been short in Kingston for at least 50 years that I’m aware of … we can solve this problem…..as long as we realize it’s a Jamaica problem .. not PNP … not JLP problem we can fix it
IPO market is changing… investors are no turned off the very low allocations and the market is full of flippers…. This has major implications for new IPOs
When I was younger, I traded a lot more and had a much lower return on Equity…..buy the stocks that keep on giving and ride them as long as they have legs …….
Spotted with Mr Lue in Jamaica’s second modern Ferrari 8 cylinder 488 Convertible … a press of the Bumpy Ride button makes some of our rough roads smooth at low speed
Many years ago Life of Jamaica was wrested from Dennis Lalor by the Socialist PNP and sold to Barbadian Shareholders, 2 years ago JMMB became the single largest shareholder in Sagicor’s holding company…. I think Joan Duncan would be proud…. Kieth ….Big
We are now in full election mode from now till the general, an awakened PNP will ensure that GOJ spends like we’ve never seen before and those in the position to set their bucket will benefit…
Mayberry has allocated 1Billion for investment into equity of small firms wishing to list on JSE, this fund was recently accessed by Edufocal but still not fully taken up
@Gordonswaby
Back to school starting and computer price gone through the roof and we still charging tax on computers and tablets …. Shame on you GOJ
@drnigelclarkeja
@DamienWKing
We need to spend more time measuring the things that affect citizens directly to judge the quality of our management , Japan has a debt to GDP of close to 200, but the average Japanese citizen has a much better standard of living than his Jamaican counterpart
To be a great stock investor you have to acquire skills like company valuation and understanding how the markets affect the stock valuation and co performance … this moves you from being a speculator to an investor….
Small traders overpaying for stocks by placing their own bids in the system before market opening, if you are a new trader only place orders after trading is open and close to Avg price as reported by JSE or get an advisor
Teacher w 2 kids rushes out of the house without drivers license , gets a ticket for 40K and 14 points , loses her license… what happens next… ? Getting points for an offense which has nothing to do with breaking any driving rules …makes sense?
Having a sunny personality is something I practice, it helps to keep the dark side at Bay, light breeds light, positivity and opportunity … when the dark grabs you it can pull you to places where you can’t escape ….💚
Mass Shooting last Sunday at JBG proves that we are at a tipping point, we need to treat crime as if we are in a cricis, action time now…15 people shot at one event … Wow
Shareholders do you realize that the GOJ taxes your dividends on which tax was already paid by the company u have shares in …. This is not the case in Trinidad and Barbadoes … are you kool with this ?
investing school they teach you that stocks are more risky than bonds, on a risk adjusted basis stocks are actually safer than bonds…. I personally have never invested in bonds
Pruducers group has to import Banana Chips and Walkers wood Has to import Pepper, and Hotels have to import fruit and vegetable …. Why can’t we produce more … we can’t even supply our local demand?
So you just graduated from University and you want to own a home 1) calculate the monthly payment that’s about 1/3 of your salary 2) based on the payment look for a house in the price range you can afford 3) keep upgrading your skills and getting promotions 4) As your salary