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JAMAICA, ONE of only eight countries in the world that enjoy the designation of fine flavour cocoa, has been unable to ramp up production to take full advantage of this privileged position, despite having a guaranteed market of 1,400 tonnes and a doubling of cocoa prices on the international market between 2005-2010.

Oil fell after Saudi Arabia promised to keep markets well-stocked with petroleum. Concerns about economic growth and fuel demand in China also weighed on prices...

UNITED STATES (US) stocks followed world markets lower Tuesday after worrisome economic data out of China, whose blistering economy helped sustain global growth during the economic downturn.Asian stocks fell sharply after a report that home prices...

Mavis Bank Coffee Factory, the largest processor of Blue Mountain coffee, earned $36 million profit in less than three months for its new owners, which plan to pump US$4.5 million (J$391 million) into the operation within five years, latest financials...

Gassan Azan, chairman and chief executive officer of MegaMart Wholesale Club, has secured $1.2 billion through a special lease financing arrangement secured by Scotia Investments for the construction of its fourth store in Bloomfield, Mandeville, Manchester....

A United States (US) appeals court has ruled that aggrieved investors in Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme can press state court class-action lawsuits seeking to recover losses in the US$7 billion scheme.The court on Monday reversed a lower-court decision...

Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) on Monday slashed its rate on Jamaican dollar loans to new borrowers by as much a 2.6 percentage points, becoming the cheapest commercial player in the retail mortgage market as players jostle for customers...

The Antigua and Barbuda government is calling for a level playing field for all airlines operating within the Caribbean as the Barbados-based low-cost carrier REDjet continues the suspension of its operations.Civil Aviation Minister John Maginley told...

The Sandals Group, which operates 17 hotels in several Caribbean countries, will be launching the Sandals Corporate University (SCU) in Jamaica on Wednesday, partly to provide certification to staff without formal academic qualifications.St Lucia's...

The dollar fell against most other major currencies in volatile trading Monday

The Australian government has approved a new 30 per cent tax on big mining companies