Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Jamaica aims to cut its repo liabilities by 50 per cent within two years relative to 2010 levels. The "aspirational" target for 2015 is referenced in the IDB Country Strategy with Jamaica 2013-214 report released by...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
In line with international trends, local credit unions may be exempted from the reporting requirements of the United States foreign tax law, FATCA. However, a waiver for Jamaican institutions is not yet a certainty....
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
China's leaders finished a closely watched policy meeting Tuesday with a promise to give market forces a bigger role in the country's state-dominated economy but failed to produce dramatic reforms to overhaul a worn-out growth model.In a report after...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
St Lucia has agreed to guarantee EC$3 million of loans for LIAT now undergoing a modernisation of its ageing fleet.But Prime Minister Kenny Anthony also wants a rethink of how the airline does business."It's not just a matter of changing the chief...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
International debt inspectors met Tuesday with Greece's finance minister to examine government claims that a financing shortfall next year can be covered without any major new austerity measures.The officials from the "troika" - the European Union,...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Jukie Chin's Juici Patties has pulled its brand from franchise operators Elite Restaurants Limited based on what the patty company describes as overwhelming customer complaints and dissatisfaction....
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Feed supply company Hi-Pro Feeds has paid out losses to horse owners ranging up to US$30,000 in the aftermath of a feed-contamination incident six months ago, but is still faced with additional claims.Hi-Pro, a subsidiary...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Telecoms provider LIME Jamaica has started to upgrade its mobile network under a two-year project costing billions that aims to deliver improved broadband speeds of up to 21 megabits per second.The upgrade is also...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
GraceKennedy Limited's cash holdings have been falling over the past year and are currently at half their 2012 levels - funds that group CEO Don Wehby says were mostly used to pay down repo liabilities.The conglomerate...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Eppley shareholders on Tuesday gave their approval to a plan to raise additional funding for the company via a preference share issue.Eppley Limited, which made its market debut via an initial public offering...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
The government is yet to indicate when it will implement measures to spur growth in the construction sector by reducing bureaucracy in the granting of permits which stakeholders said has been a barrier to them for the last 10 years....
The St Lucia government said Monday it would continue to work with other Caribbean countries affected by the collapse of regional insurance group CLICO in seeking to ease the problems of policyholders. The regional insurance group and its parent...
The United States (US) and the European Union (EU) sought Monday to get past a rough patch in diplomatic relations to resume talks on a free-trade deal that would grow what is already the world's biggest business relationship.Negotiators for the Obama...
Brazil designer creates 'anti-cellulite jeans'Brazilian designer Alexandre Herchcovitch claims to have made what just might be the world's first aniti-cellulite pair of jeans, whipped up from high-tech denim.Herchcovitch says his...
What's one technological innovation that you are looking forward to being integrated into our everyday lives?Readers' responses:Twudian Smith The manufacturers of cars have already come up with the concept of self-parking systems...
Local seasoning and condiments manufacturer, King Pepper Products Limited, has automated its production line through a J$15 million injection to capitalise on demand for its products manufactured under the Eaton's brand.
Midpoint its incubation period at the Technology Innovation Centre, Point Global Marketing (PGM) has opened offices in Port-of-Spain even while the company is still hunting its own operating space inside home-market Jamaica.
An opportunity to break into the mobile market in the Dominican Republic (DR) and to win 3.3 million new customers is available with the pending sale of Orange Dominicana, for which Digicel and Cable & Wireless Communiciations (CWC) are reported...
A Supreme Court judge said public interest in the FINSAC commission of enquiry demands that the options available be explored to finalise the work of the tribunal, even as the court itself has refused to compel action by the commissioners.
United States safety regulators are investigating thousands of Volkswagen SUVs because the headlamps and other outside lights can fail with little warning.
Today's article will analyse and discuss the responses of those readers who participated in the insurance literacy quiz which was published on October 20.
