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Stories by Huntley Medley/ - Senior Business Writer

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2020 | 12:19 AMHuntley Medley/ - Senior Business Writer

Deposit insurer, the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation, JDIC, says it is delivering on its mandate as a watchdog over the financial sector on behalf of depositors and creditors, with insufficient funding particularly to attract and keep the...

Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2019 | 12:15 AMHuntley Medley/ - Senior Business Writer

Armed with cash from the recent liquidation of an investment holding, and with the sale of at least one other subsidiary pending, the ICD Group is pumping more funds into overseas investments, where president and CEO Peter Melhado says an...

Published:Wednesday | November 6, 2019 | 12:18 AMHuntley Medley/ - Senior Business Writer

With an investment of more than US$4 million, or approximately J$560 million, and boasting a cannabis oil-processing facility, a dispensary, consultation rooms, guest rooms and a built-in saltwater pool, Apollon Formularies Jamaica and Doc’s Place...

Published:Wednesday | October 16, 2019 | 1:44 AMHuntley Medley/ - Senior Business Writer

A plan to convert some six acres of prime Kingston waterfront land into a multibillion-dollar residential and commercial development, to be called the Spires, has been delayed but is still on the cards, according to Roderick Francis, CEO of B...

Published:Wednesday | September 11, 2019 | 12:23 AMHuntley Medley/ - Senior Business Writer

Rum makers in Jamaica are looking to boost efficiency in their business by paying more attention to better environmental practices and supporting sustainable social habits, even as they keep a sharp eye on taxation policies that could derail the...

Published:Wednesday | June 12, 2019 | 12:12 AMHuntley Medley/ - Senior Business Writer

Jamaican rum company J. Wray...

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