Noel Brown, academic and president of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), said Tuesday that Saudi Arabia is just one of several countries currently recruiting Jamaican engineers and other workers from the bauxite...
Actions towardS parliamentary passage of an Insolvency Act are proceeding as planned as part of the growth-enhancing structural reforms being established to improve the business environment in Jamaica, according to the October 2013 report...
Cargo Handlers Limited (CHL) has announced that it is making an investment in another Montego Bay company called Bulk Liquid Carrier Petroleum Limited, but is tight-lipped on the size of the acquisition.CHL estimates that the investment could add $150...
President and chief executive officer of Sagicor Life Jamaica Richard Byles said that unless the private sector 'crowds in' to the breach created by the Jamaican Government's fiscal tightening, even modest economic growth will be challenging.He outlined...
A commercial complex being developed by the Loshusan family in Portmore will be executed in two phases in Braeton, Portmore.Gladstone Loshusan says that finishing touches are under way on a supermarket, which will open ...
The Port Royal Development Company Limited (PRDC), an entity in which five government agencies together have the majority shareholding, is trying to revive interest in the redevelopment of Port Royal as a heritage...
Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited (JMMB) has created an investment subsidiary, which will open for business in Port-of-Spain in January.JMMB Investments Trinidad & Tobago (JMMBITT) marks the group's return...
Jacqueline Sharp, president and CEO of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited, is banking on business growth, despite expectations that the local economy will remain weak in 2014.Her outlook on the periods ahead follows record...
Amazon.com is working on a way to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less - by drone. Consider it the modern version of a pizza delivery boy, minus the boy.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc plans to offer approximately 112.8 million shares in an initial public offering of its common stock, returning to the public markets about six years after it went private.
Tutti Frutti Jamaica has advertised for a candidate to oversee a new location, suggesting that the company is following through on plans to expand from its single outlet.
Dominica says it is pursuing efforts to get the European Union to remove the visa requirements for nationals travelling to Europe, saying that it was important to stimulate trade under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with Europe five years ago.
Sterling Investments Limited, an affiliate of Sterling Asset Management, has announced the appointment of two new members to the company's board, retired businessman Michael Bernard and attorney Derek Jones, who is now based in Cayman.
It's a big question for marketers: What kind of a buyer are you? And, as important, what are you willing to pay? In the search for answers this shopping season, consumer behaviour online and off is being tracked aggressively with help from advances in technology.
On November 13, the Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of China, carried a report that indicated an important and seemingly strategic change in United States policy towards the Caribbean and Latin America.
Express Fitness Club, which opened its newest gym last month in Portmore Pines, now says it will enter two Caribbean markets by mid-2014 while it continues its local build-out. The two-year-old fitness company opened four gyms locally this year, doubling the chain to eight.
Scotia Group Jamaica hit a new high with annual net profit of $11.92 billion, eclipsing its previous record of $11.6 billion set four years ago in 2009.
I am the founder of a small business, which I run from home. I have registered the business name as a garage and offer general repairs, engine overhauls and transmission repairs. I also buy and sell motor vehicles for profit as well as for clients, for commission. I need some advice and direction from you regarding how to secure funding to grow my business.
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock, has pushing back against the suggestion that heightened stimulus spending by Government should be considered as a growth elixir.
My husband was hit by a car on Hagley Park Road near to Three Miles, Kingston 11, on May 14. He was knocked unconscious and suffered injuries which were treated at the Kingston Public Hospital. His lawyer told him that he was entitled to compensation. However, the insurers of the car refused to pay because "he was wrong to cross the road".
It is with great pleasure that I take this opportunity to write to you with regard to my current financial status. I am 24 years of age and currently looking to buy a house and a car. Please advise me on the way to go correctly and logically.
