The price of oil fell for the fourth consecutive day last Friday, below US$95 a barrel, as a rebounding US economy drove the dollar higher and signs continue to emerge that there is an ample supply of crude worldwide.
There was a time when technology and agriculture were considered as being at two different ends of the spectrum and as mutually exclusive. However, increases in population and food demands as well as an increase in access to technology can play an important role in agricultural practices if utilised in the right way.
A birthday gift of a hive of bees more than 25 years ago has now turned into a hobby for young Kenville Johnson. He received the box of bees from his dad, Kenville Johnson Sr, for his first birthday, and he has kept them ever since.
The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is pushing to increase air traffic into the island this year following a Christmas season that has been described as pretty decent in comparison to others.
The United States stock market got 2014 off to a weak start Thursday. Major indexes fell after ending last year at record levels. Trading has been quiet this week with many investors on vacation....
The developers of Poinciana Hills, a gated community in Cousin Cove, Hanover, are hoping the US$2 million (J$212 million) they have spent will yield returns despite the slow sales of the lots so far.The 49-acre property...
The price of oil dropped three per cent Thursday on expectations of higher global supplies and the impact of a strengthening dollar.United States benchmark oil for February delivery fell $2.98 to close at $95.44 a barrel in New York....
Global markets began the new year on a subdued note, mostly falling Thursday after a Chinese manufacturing survey suggested the world's second-largest economy might be slowing.An industry group, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing,...
The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) has accused the Freundel Stuart government of using technical manoeuvers ahead of the January 15 date for trimming the public service by an estimated 3,000.NUPW General Secretary Dennis Clarke said as many as...
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dipped 2,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 339,000, evidence that layoffs are low and hiring will likely remain steady....
Shares in Fiat soared on Thursday on the news the Italian automaker will take full ownership of Chrysler, but some Italian unions worried what the deal will mean for jobs and investments in the country....
Attorney-at-law Michael Drakulich, developer of the Ocho Rios, St Ann-based enterprise Mystic Mountain, is preparing to place 65 new residential units on the market this year and start...
With Jamaicans buying more retread tyres, the Jamaica Ultimate Tyre Company Limited is expecting a record year and profits by financial year end March 2014.General Manager Kenry Jackson reported last week that with...
The issue of economic growth is now firmly at the centre of most conversations on the economy, thanks to the consistency of comments by business writers and commentators, and business organisations such as the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association...
If Jamaica looks to Haiti, it, too, could produce high-tech tablet computers for the local and export markets, according to Brian Pengelley, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA).He was responding...
In order to qualify for the proposed increase in United States dollar investment holdings, pension funds and security dealers will have to provide the central bank with investment projections...
Chief executive officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley has taken up the post of chairman of the GraceKennedy Group.In February last year, GraceKennedy Chairman Douglas Orane announced that Professor Shirley would succeed him...
Unregulated companies and self-employed individuals engaged in a trade, vocation or profession are now entitled to claim a non-refundable Employment Tax Credit (ETC) when computing their net income tax liability....
National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCBJ) announced yesterday that it has launched a new credit card insurance product in collaboration with NCB Insurance Company (NCBIC).The bank said it is offering insurance coverage on outstanding credit-card...
Chief executive officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica and Registrar of Companies, Judith Ramlogan, said the fees for using the Security in Personal Property registry, which began operations yesterday, will not be prohibitive....
With 20 of 32 of Jamaica's Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies located in Montego Bay, St James, members of the industry said the city's appeal is connected not just its status as a tourist resort...
AAMM Co-operative Credit Union recently spent $1m to renovate the Albert Street Basic School, located in the inner-city community of Franklyn Town, Kingston...
PROVEN Wealth Limited's President & CEO Chorvelle Johnson and branch manager for Mandeville, Natalie Shim, presented a new refrigerator to the Spaldings Primary School recently. Johnson, a past student of the school...
The cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, says it should be regarded as an essential service and warned that disruption to its services could endanger life and jeopardise Caribbean economies."Typically,...
