Business

Mark Linehan, chief executive of Digicel Jamaica, says the newly proposed telecommunications tax will prove harmful to the sector in which his company operates, as well as the broader economy.Noting that a vibrant telecoms sector is a boost for capital...

Japan's Marubeni Corp is buying Nebraska-based grains company Gavilon Holdings LLC for about $3.6 billion in a move to capitalise on rising demand in developing nations for grain and fertiliser.The privately-held Gavilon owns and runs a grains...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, will chair a meeting of representatives of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and senior government technocrats tomorrow morning

Dream Weekend regulars are gearing up for the annual weekend trek to Negril, Westmoreland, but they might have to shell out in excess of a whopping $100,000 for the pleasure of partying...

The Book Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ) has called a special emergency meeting of its members to address the issue of general consumption tax (GCT) being applied to books

After enduring one too many harsh winters, blizzard-like conditions in New York a few years ago made Red Stripe Senior Brand Manager Sean Yelle (say Yell) yearn for warmer climes. Arriving at work knee-deep in snow, he joked with his colleagues...

Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has wrapped up the acquisition of a property on Harbour Street in Kingston for construction of a new headquarters for the lottery company.

Not even the colours of the shirts could outshine the smiles of the Island Grill staffers when Prime Minister Portia ...

A truck rear-ended my friend's motor car on July 14, 2010. The car was badly damaged and my friend received serious injuries. A police report was sent to the third-party insurers a few weeks later which advised them of these facts. The third-party insurers sent a release to my friend's insurers. At around the same time, he was still receiving medical care. His insurers were aware of this.

PLANS FOR a day-long 'Small Business Day' have been unveiled by Chamber of Commerce President Daney-Ann Thomas for Thursday May 31 at three separate Port Antonio venues. The day will kick off at the Portland Parish Council chambers at 10 a.m. with a brief address by Ms Thomas.

CECIL RODGERS took The Gleaner to see his herd of 20 sheep. Upon entry to the sheep pen, he stopped to check on a ewe that had recently given birth. The remainder of the herd was some distance away grazing. He got a bucket with some mangoes, stood in the middle of the pasture, called the sheep, and except for a few shy ones, they came to him.