A two-day Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) opened in Port-of-Spain on Monday with regional officials underscoring the need to widen trade links with Central America and further afield.Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States...
President of the Trinidad & Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA), Dominic Hadeed, Monday called on local businesses to "bury the hatchet" with their Jamaican counterparts...
The price of oil fell to its lowest for the year Monday on continued doubts about some European countries' ability to pay off massive government debts.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude lost $1.35 to end the day at $94.78 per barrel on the New York...
Ackee and salt fish is our national dish and many Jamaicans at home in the diaspora love the rich taste of ackee that is also eaten with corned pork, an all-time favourite...
St. Kitts & Nevis and Brazil Friday signed a partial scope agreement that Basseterre said made the twin-island federation the only Caribbean country with almost zero-tariff access to the Brazilian market.
As part of its strategic growth initiative, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is seeking to court overseas-based companies, including those owned and operated by Jamaicans in the United States and Britain, to list on the local equities market...
A dialogue between European Union (EU) and Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries began in Dominica on Friday with Europe indicating that in the not too far distance, a new strategy outlining greater cooperation between the two regions could be...
Guyana legislators put aside their differences over the 2012-13 national budget and unanimously approved a motion ratifying the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed between the European Union (EU) and the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries...
The first thing that strikes you when you sit down with Jeffrey Hall is the way his eyes talk. This is not the shifty nervous chatter but a steady look that is engaging but not piercing, at times looking into you but not through you....
Gordon Tewani, jeweller and real estate investor, on Friday announced that he would shutter the high-end Mall Jewellers store and consolidate operations in Tropical Jewellers, bowing to the exigencies of age and flat sales at the location.
Fast-food company Island Grill says it plans to spend approximately J$100 million per year over the next five years to increase its presence in the local market.
Local strata corporations now have the power under law to confiscate and sell property to cover outstanding member fees, but they are not celebrating because the process is onerous and quick sales are rare.
Jamaican companies need more EQ than IQWhat can Jamaican companies do to help reduce our country's high murder rate? An article in Forbes magazine of April 12, 2012 gives us a clue: pay less attention to IQ (intelligence quotient) and more attention...
A surprise US$2-billion trading loss in a six-week period by a division of JPMorgan Chase triggered calls on Friday for tougher regulation of banks three years after their near-death experience in the financial crisis.
Central bank governor Brian Wynter warned Wednesday that economic activity would slow this year due primarily to the country's precarious fiscal position as well as uncertain world events, a day ahead...
Marine attraction Dolphin Cove plans to develop three new facilities outside Jamaica by 2016, but says the projects are not advanced enough to reveal locations...
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), a co-owner of Jamaica Public Service Company, made a US$3.1-billion annual net loss due to its inability to pass on fuel price hikes to its Korean customers, unlike its Jamaican asset...
The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) says it has received seven applications for gaming lounges since the lifting of an eight-year ban in January. Gaming lounges are allowed to operate with 20-150 machines. Shops with up to 19 machines...
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