In recent months, the voice of Caribbean civil society has been coming to the fore in ways that challenge or bypass politicians, the political class and traditional politics.
Tara Courier Services is doubling its fleet from two to four trucks, according to managing director, Stephen Laing, who says it will allow him to capitalise on companies outsourcing their delivery services to a third party.
French shipping group CMA CGM's port terminals subsidiary, Terminal Link, is among three entities prequalified by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) to take over the operation of the Kingston Container...
The Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ), which started tracking the employers liability market segment for the first time last year, says premium income at half year ending June has already surpassed revenue for the full calendar year in 2012.
Stemming from reports that Jamaicans will face unprecedented heat levels in little over a decade, the call for better home insulation is expected to grow.
Sustainable development consultant, Elizabeth Emanuel, is calling on the private sector to change its business model in order to remain profitable while being eco-efficient.
A household in Old Fort Bay in Mammee Bay, St Ann, has become the first rural entity to sell electricity back to the grid under the Jamaica Public Service's (JPS) net-billing system.
The Court of Appeal has ordered Exclusive Holiday of Elegance Limited in Montego Bay, St. James to pay a Belgian company, ASE Metals NV, US$885,747 to which it was indebted for a quantity of reinforcing steel bars.
The developing countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China recovered quickly from the financial crisis five years ago. Their spending helped keep a global recession from becoming a global depression.Now they're stumbling.Indians are buying fewer cars...
Access Financial Services' bond offer to raise J$102.5 million was closed after a day on the market.The proceeds of the short-term bond, which has a coupon of nine per cent, will finance growth of the moneylending company's loan book.The debt instrument...
A reduction in revenue collections during August led to a marginal one per cent or J$260 million shortfall in the primary balance of the central government, the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) reported on Tuesday.At the same time, members...
When I joined National Commercial Bank (NCB) as its group managing director in August 2002, I soon found out that all the uniforms for the bank's female employees were imported.I thought this was foolish and reasoned that we must have enough people in...
The farms around Lake Okeechobee in western Palm Beach County are known for producing sugar cane and vegetables, but at NK Lago Farms, the crop is bananas and plantains, something not grown in big supply in Florida.Nick Larsen and his wife Kiley...
Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL), owned by the governments of Trinidad and minority partner Jamaica, is headhunting a new executive team alongside plans to "transform the organisation and rebrand the company both internally and externally".The airline...
A pan-African magazine says Africa has many more billionaires than previously reported, 55 of them worth more than US$143 billion, including a Nigerian said to be the richest black woman in the world."Move over, Oprah!" Ventures Africa says in its...
Sterling Asset Management Limited is actively wooing clients in western Jamaica, but has shelved plans to set up shop.Sterling Asset operates from its sole base at Barbados Avenue in New Kingston."We don't see ourselves opening a physical office in...
In pursuit of greater financial inclusion, the banking regulator plans to allow traditional banking institutions to partner with third parties to offer banking services, as agents.As much as a third of the Jamaican...
Two months after raising equity capital through a share float, Eppley Limited will be seeking shareholder approval to increase the company's authorised capital by creating 50 million preference shares.Eppley has scheduled a vote on the proposal for...
THE CREATORS of Sagicor Real Estate X Fund have promised a payout of 85 per cent dividend to investors, but at least one investment house has knocked the offer, saying wealthy...
