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Chukka Caribbean, which operates tour attractions, received three planning approvals to deepen its heritage eco-tourism operations at Seville in St Ann. In fact, Seville is the area where Tainos met Europeans and Africans. The company started...
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Predicting a possible lowering of interest rates come 2024 and an uptick in the stock market, fund manager at Mayberry Jamaican Equities (MJE), Gary Peart, is touting MJE stock as “the only Jamaican stock (investors) need to own” as he reported on...
Caribbean Airlines, which has invested in new planes, new routes, new destinations, and has upgraded cargo and in-flight commerce, is seeking a bigger support team to sell its flight product. Consequently, the airline company opened a call last...
It’s common for managers promoted to CEO to find the job difficult at first. Skilled at producing short-term results, they focus on hitting targets a quarter or a year at a time. Nevertheless, some top executives discover that part of their...
The Gleaner’s December 3 Editorial, ‘Banks Can Do Better’, could have been more forceful in delivering some arguments. Other banks on both sides of the Atlantic were embroiled in scandals that affected millions of customers and tarnished the...
The Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Group, which operates a financial conglomerate, will consider obtaining a US$100-million (J$15.5b) loan from the donor agency International Development Bank (IDB) Invest to fund its on-lending activities to...
After more than 50 years as an insurance brokerage, Fraser Fontaine...
NEW YORK: Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for calls and messages across its Facebook and Messenger platforms, the company announced on Thursday. Such encryption means that no one other than the sender and the recipient – not even Meta –...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana government on Friday announced salary increases for thousands of public sector workers, including teachers and members of the disciplined services. Senior Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh, in a broadcast, said that the...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Trinidad and Tobago government on Friday defended the new unitised commercial structure for Atlantic LNG that allows the state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) to obtain a greater share in the...
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice, warning them that if the price of certain drugs is too high, the government might cancel their patent protection and allow rivals to make their own versions. Under...
SAO PAULO, Brazil: Four investment banks announced on Thursday during a meeting of leaders of the Mercosur trade bloc that they will put $10 billion up for infrastructure works aimed at better connecting South America, including funds for port,...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The CEO of technology giant Nvidia said on Friday that he views Malaysia as a potential hub for artificial intelligence “manufacturing” though he did not confirm that the chipmaker is in talks with a local conglomerate to...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: A bold, innovative project begun nearly a generation ago to erect a “green city” in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has run into realities and largely missed its mark, offering a cautionary tale about the risk of...
Hiring ads for fast-food company Mother’s have been popping up recently on multiple channels. Managing Director Sheldon Seymour says it is part of a non-stop expansion push that began with the change in ownership in May 2023. Mother’s refurbished...
NICOSIA, Cyprus: Construction of a 1.9 billion-euro ($2.05 billion) section of an electricity cable that will connect the power grids of Greece and Cyprus is slated to begin in the new year, officials said yesterday. An eventual extension of the...
