The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is planning a series of islandwide public consultations to sensitize citizens about the Government’s plans for a logistics hub.
Lithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, a problem that apparently is far more serious than company officials acknowledged less than a week ago....
Last Friday's Financial Gleaner tells us Government intends to privatise the Kingston Container Terminal, lists the team chosen to manage this process and offers titbits of the group's terms of reference...
Jamaica's environmental watchdog is about to test a biological product called ShoreLock that promises to restore shorelines by replenishing sand.In the meantime, it has put a hold on new beach licences...
Fontana Pharmacy has acquired Azmart, a harberdashery business in Barbican, which also operates a drug window.The price was not disclosed.The acquisition gives Fontana a presence in Kingston.Fontana will take over the...
For decades, tourism investors have relied on generous tax waivers to drive their business, but the Government is broke and the sector is about to lose a fair chunk of those concessions. Already, resort owners are warning that the policy shift will choke off...
National Commercial Bank (NCB) of Jamaica has told Jamaica's cambio sector that it no longer wants their business, setting off a firestorm in the foreign-exchange market.The Cambio Association of Jamaica has turned to the minister of finance to...
An Irish meat processor recalled 10 million burgers on Wednesday from supermarkets across Ireland and Britain amid fears that many could contain horsemeat, a discovery that poses no danger to public health but threatens to undermine the beef business...
With the exception of Jamaica, analysts predict that more hotel rooms will be occupied this year across the Caribbean.More than 16 million tourists stay in regional hotels spread across 32 markets. Jamaica has added 8,000...
The Irish food safety watchdog said Tuesday that it had discovered traces of horse and pig DNA in burger products sold by some of the country’s biggest supermarkets.
Kia is making a move into the North American premium sedan market with the 2014 Cadenza, aiming for buyers looking for a car in the gap between mainstream and luxury.
Oil fell the most in three weeks as traders worried about another heated fiscal debate in Washington and slowing demand for gasolene in the United States.
Alumina producer Jamalco has been granted a permit to operate its own energy plant, but the refinery said Tuesday that it will not develop its own facility but will lease power-generation equipment from an unnamed party.
If you've ever wanted to know the most popular TV shows among your Facebook friends who are doctors, or wanted to see all the photos any of your friends have taken in Paris, the world's biggest online social network has the answer.CEO Mark Zuckerberg...
Mireya Bustamante spent most of the day trying in vain to find flour to bake a birthday cake for her four-year-old son.Like most Venezuelans, the single, 33-year-old office worker has periodically struggled with such food shortages for years...
Nissan car sales in Jamaica jumped over 20 per cent last year despite the recession which negatively affected other local businesses owned by Barbadian conglomerate Goddard Enterprises Limited.Goddard expects Nissan sales to fall in 2013, but predicts...
Business partners Harold Kristen and Dennis Soriano have set up a new company in Kingston which aims to profit off Jamaica's recyclable garbage. International Recycling and Reclamation Limited, trading as Jamaica Recycles...
The United Nations' regional body, ECLAC, and the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF) separately warned of possible job cuts in 2013 arising from the expected austerity measures linked to the pending International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal...
Cable & Wireless Communications Plc (CWC) says the US$750-million proceeds from the sale of its stake in its Macau business strengthens its hand to invest in the Central American and Caribbean region.CWC Brand and Commu-nications Director Lachlan...
With two months remaining before the March 15 income tax filing deadline, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) said preparations should be underway for the filing of final income tax returns for 2012
