Jamaica will need an extra two years to bring the country’s debt to sustainable levels, all because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why is it so important to bring our debt down and what’s in it for me? Dian Black, Acting Deputy Financial Secretary in the Economic Management Division of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service helped us to understand why debt reduction is so important for Jamaica.

The Internet allows businesses of all sizes to reach new and larger markets, increased productivity and efficiency.  Unfortunately, it also places your business at risk of cyber crime. How do you create a cybersecurity strategy to protect your small  business from growing cybersecurity threats?

GUEST: Christopher Reckord - CEO, tTech

IG: @chrisreckord

Twitter: @reckord

Website: https://ttech.com.jm

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Sygnus Credit Investments Additional Public Offer (APO) opens December 18, 2020. We’ll hear more from Co-Founders, Berisford Grey and Jason Morris.

And later, THE ANALYSTS weigh in on the latest market developments…. What do they thik about the Sygnus APO?  And overseas, Shares of Airbnb have surged on their first day of trading! The home rental company is now worth over US$100 billion, making it the biggest U.S. IPO this year!

They say that when it comes to the stock market, you should "buy low and sell high." But if you pay a high price for a stock to begin with, using an investment strategy like averaging down can improve your chances of selling at a profit in the future.

Speak to an investment advisor at PROVEN Wealth to learn more about this and other strategies.  Visit https://provenwealth.com

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****Apologies for the audio sync issue in this episode! I know it's weird to watch. I must have saved the wrong audio file and deleted the correct one by mistake! My bad!! *****

So you’ve created your business strategy and it’s time to execute.  An important part of the execution is creating an implementation plan. The implementation plan documents the steps that you need to take to achieve your business strategy.

GUEST: Dennis Chung - CEO, Supreme Ventures Services Limited and SVS Business Hub

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President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett addresses:

THE ANALYSTS weigh in on the latest market developments:

On this episode of TAKING STOCK.... The National Housing Trust, NHT, is to forego 400-million dollars in loan payments this year. We’ll speak to Manager, Corporate & Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick.

And later, THE ANALYSTS weigh in on the latest market developments…The economy is down 11-percent, but GraceKennedy continues to record significant growth.  However, overseas, Mastercard reported a larger than expected drop in revenue and earnings for the third quarter.

On this episode of TAKING STOCK.... Mastercard is celebrating its one year anniversary in Jamaica. What are they doing to include more Jamaicans in the financial system? We’ll find out from Country Manager of Mastercard in Jamaica, Dalton Fowles

And later, THE ANALYSTS weigh in on the latest market developments…Pulse is venturing into residential real estate with Pulse Homes. Lasco Manufacturing posted some surprising results. And NCB net profits are down 14-percent.

On this episode of TAKING STOCK... NCB Capital Markets Limited is set to launch a suite of alternative investment solutions through a newly formed company Stratus Alternative Investments FSC. What’s this all about? We’ll find out more from Assistant Vice President, Alternatives and Funds Management, at NCB Capital Markets, Simone Hudson.  And later, THE ANALYSTS weigh in on the latest market developments…Kingston Properties is considering going to the market with an additional public offer and Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V has recorded a greater loss of 78 million dollar  when compared to the previous year of 30 million. We’ll discuss.

More and more banks are going digital and closing branches or switching to cashless. Scotia, NCB, CIBC, just some recent examples. But what does it mean for you and your money?