Newly rebranded JMMB Merchant Bank is already reporting substantial growth in loans and deposits in the quarter just ended and is telegraphing that it aims to be aggressive in its hunt for market share.It is also reporting solid prospects in the...
Lasco Financial Services Limited, the baby of the three affiliated LASCO companies, gained top dollar for investors with a near 152 per cent rise in stock value in the first half of this year, while other stocks reporting strong gains made it to...
The Customs declaration form for motor vehicle imports has been amended to exempt agents of the Government from legal liabilities that may arise from age discrepancy of vehicles entering the Jamaican market....
A group of primarily European retailers and clothing makers said Monday that it plans to inspect clothing factories in Bangladesh that make garments for the companies within the next nine months and will concentrate renovations on those that pose ...
The price of oil finished with a small loss Monday as traders waited for potentially market-moving news at midweek.US benchmark crude for August delivery slipped eight cents to US$103.14 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Brent crude dropped...
Users who may have grown frustrated with Facebook's rudimentary search feature are getting an updated version designed to make it easier to find people, places, and photos on the site.Facebook unveiled its social...
Stacey-Ann Simms-Burke does not like the limelight. She's more comfortable working behind the scenes, in a job where she helps creating customised telecommunication solutions for businesses....
Your female travel companion has packed a carry-on bag for two weeks, and you can't allow her to show you up. So what are the best tips for packing light as a male traveller?
Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL), the lead broker for the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) initial public offer, on Thursday defended the inclusion of one-off events into its client's valuation at six times earnings.
Creditinfo Jamaica Limited, which started issuing credit reports last week, said that each of its 32 credit information providers (CIPs) has separately negotiated the terms under which they wish to access reports.
QUESTION: Every Friday, the Financial Gleaner prints performance numbers for various investment funds available in Jamaica. For each fund, the schedule shows buying and selling prices, yield (estimated yearly income), year-to-date growth rate and 12-month growth rate.
Whether you believe that global warming is caused by human activity, is in one or another way cyclical, or is a complete myth, there is sufficient scientific evidence to show that the world's weather is changing, the seas are warming, sea levels are rising and the Caribbean is at risk.
United States prosecutors want a Venezuelan-American financier to hand over a large tax refund while he awaits sentencing in a massive Connecticut-based fraud scheme, saying he misused an earlier refund and faces paying restitution that could be...
Congratulations! You are a high-performing employee in the Jamaican workplace, and you have just been promoted to the rank of supervisor for the first time.
Kemtek Development and Construction Limited has rolled out a new gated development called Drax Hall Country Club in St Ann on a 62-acre spread owned by the Tulloch family-run business.
Chief Executive officer of the National Works Agency, E.G. Hunter, and other members of his team conducted site inspections of roads in sections of Hanover last week.
As a response to the need for food security and the expansion of Jamaica's agricultural sector, the Knockalva Agricultural School in Ramble, Hanover, has taken steps to offer a diploma programme in agriculture, come September.
While appealing to the business sector for support, Rupert Scott, second vice-president of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), St Thomas branch, also wants farmers in the parish to do more to raise the level of its annual agricultural, industrial and food show.
