Jamaica’s census exercise has been delayed by a 31 per cent shortfall in field workers but the extension is not expected to significantly impact the $2-billion budget, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General Dr Carol Coy has said...
Two weeks into taking over the reins at technology service provider tTech, new CEO Norman Chen is already reshaping his senior team, with the split of the technical services management portfolio into two posts. Another two management positions are...
The shock announcement that residential units have been yanked from the J$7-billion, multistorey luxury Residences at Terra Nova has left stakeholders puzzled, with the lead realtor on the project insisting that he had bankable offers on half of...
Executive director of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Vitus Evans, says Jamaica’s gaming industry can reap more benefits by realising operational efficiencies from the merger of three regulatory bodies, but, eight years after...
Jamaica’s first investigation of adult gambling is now out and it has offered up interesting perspectives on persons who gamble. The typical gambler in Jamaica is likely to be male and in the lower-income bracket, numbering among the 62.5 per cent...
RJRGLEANER Communications Group CEO Gary Allen is calling for a review of the January 2023 deadline for full digital switchover (DSO), noting that all players in the local broadcasting landscape and members of the public will not be ready in time....
VertiCast Group says it is finalising its new management team to fully take control of the recently acquired CVM Group by mid-October. Although refusing to divulge the size of the deal or the portion of CVM Group it now owned, VertiCast Group CEO...
Alliance Investment Management Limited (AIML), Alliance Financial Limited (AFL), their President Peter Chin and Vice President Robert Chin are facing a raft of charges for alleged breaches of the Bank of Jamaica Act, the Banking Services Act and...
The US$15 million ($2.3 billion) shot in the arm announced Tuesday is just what cannabis research and production outfit Medicanja needs to chart a direct course to growth, according to Chairman Dr Henry Lowe. The cannabis company is now being...
A digital future is coming into sharp focus for the RJRGLEANER Communications Group as the company readies for digital switchover (DSO). The company is planning to spend about $1.5 billion on the project to digitise its operation, according to CEO...
As a raging fire swept through the Newport West warehouse and offices of Seprod on Saturday night, CEO Richard Pandohie said he parked his car in front of the Facey Pharmaceutical Division of the manufacturing and distribution conglomerate. He...
Kingston Properties Limited, KPREIT, is banking on a continuing property boom in the Cayman Islands. The real estate investment trust placed a US$3.13-million bet to that effect last Thursday, when it entered into an agreement with a developer to...
Warren Chung will step down as CEO of Elite Diagnostic Limited at month end for personal reasons. Chung, 57, has helmed the business since its formation a decade ago, but having steadied the performance of the Drax Hall, St Ann, diagnostic centre,...
Logistical delays, material shortages and production problems have been pushing up hardware sector prices, but it’s had no discernible impact on demand for hardware items, according to sector operators. Like the wider construction market, hardware...
Heavy equipment company IMCA Jamaica, the agents for Caterpillar, is moving to reclaim turf and take advantage of opportunities in the construction and mining sectors, a centrepiece of which will be a new base of operation being developed on its...
Six months into the job as CEO, Gia Abraham is focused on a three-pronged strategy for air conditioning company, CAC 2000 Limited, centred on diversification, operational improvements and people development. She has taken over from her husband...
With favourable winds and high equipment availability, Wigton Windfarm Limited breezed past its 2020 profit performance, topping the $664 million earned last year by nearly 19 per cent. The improvement came despite third quarter wind-availability...
Sygnus Credit Investments Limited, SCI, will be heading to the market again to raise capital, but this time it’s going after debt on the private market. The company, which recently raised fresh equity on the stock market through additional public...
PanJam Investment Limited is putting a dozen residential units on the market, the first set among 41 that will sit atop the ROK Hotel on the Kingston waterfront. However, PanJam Deputy CEO Paul Hanworth says the company will not reveal the cost of...
National Housing Trust (NHT) secured mortgage buyout deals with three financial companies that it partners with under the Joint Financing Mortgage Programme, JFMP, but is keeping the details of the transactions under wraps. The size of the buyout...
Dolphin Cove is starting a shift in customer traffic back towards more foreign visitors, but is still far from a full recovery of the most lucrative segment of its market. The company has been mostly reliant on locals for business since the COVID...
Private sector leaders are calling for greater enforcement of COVID-19 protocols, while lining up behind the additional restrictions announced at the weekend, in what is being described as a soft or partial lockdown of the economy. The next...
Starting mid-year, American company Marriott Hotel will open four all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica under the Autograph Collection brand, in a deal with Sunwing Travel Group that incorporates 1,127 rooms. Their partnership will see the Royalton...
The Holness administration has rejigged expenditure to help bolster its capacity to fight the coronavirus outbreak as Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke unveiled a $3.5-billion cut for the 2020-2021 fiscal year when he tabled the third...
