Stories by Steven Jackson

Microlending firm Access Financial Services Limited is still in growth mode and open to snapping up new prospects, even beyond Jamaica's borders.Chairman Rex James said at the company's annual general meeting on Thursday evening that the outlook for...

Blue Power Group Limited will be increasing the prices for its soaps due to the effects of currency movements on its cost of business, but that's after making millions in currency gains from its...

Garfield Sinclair joined the embattled Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) this month with an explicit mission to grow revenues in the affluent Caribbean territory.BTC owner Liberty is attempting to turn around the telecom amid rising...

NCB Financial Group Limited is reporting that its defences against cyber criminals are more robust, resulting in to a decline in successful hackings attempts of its network and customers. Jamaica's largest financial conglomerate, which is now...

Montego Bay-based pharmaceutical company Indies Pharma Jamaica Limited plans to raise $387 million in its initial public offering of shares on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, amid plans to expand regionally."In the future, the...

  The prospectus for Mayberry Jamaica Equities Limited, MJEL, a fund run by brokerage firm Mayberry Investments Limited, should be released before month end.  The initial release was expected in March. "We ...

The revenues at Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ), the island's second-largest bank by assets, dipped by nearly $500 million, leading it to report lower profit for its second quarter, ending April 2018.The group made earnings per share of $1.08 for the...

  Technology service provider tTech Limited wants to acquire or partner with entities in order to grow. CEO Christopher Reckord sees opportunities to partner with overseas operators who want to avoid risk but grow in the region, and to acquire...

Community & Workers of Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union Limited (CWJCCU) launched a deferred share offer on Friday that seeks to raise $900 million from investors and other cooperatives...

Everything Fresh Limited, the food distribution company, which sells to hotels and supermarkets, aims to raise $390 million on the junior arm of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.The company plans to increase its inventory and pay down on installing solar...

Rocket Go-Karting Experience, a $40 million venture, has established a facility in Portmore, St. Catherine with the aim of providing safe family racing. "We were open until 2 am Sunday night," said Dwight Lue, managing...

Jamaican households are increasingly living beyond their means as more than half of their disposable income goes towards paying back loans, a trend that concerns the financial stability committee enough for it to consider studying its drivers....