In his first open forum with top corporate heads, Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips is signalling that he wants to develop a strong working relationship with the private sector.On Tuesday, he held up public assets that are to be privatised as an area...
Ann Marie Hamilton has resigned as general manager of NCB Insurance Company after four years.Parent company National Commercial Bank said Hamilton is leaving the group to pursue personal endeavors, effective April 18....
The representative of Greece's private bondholders has warned that Europe's stability is at stake if a deal to restructure the country's debts fails.Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, the Institute of International Finance's managing director,...
Stakeholders in the shipping industry were last week informed about Government's proposed Tax Reform and the implications for businesses and individuals.The group was informed during the Maritime and Transport Services Limited-sponsored Lunch and Learn...
A United States district judge Monday began quizzing jurors in the Allen Stanford criminal case that has been ranked the second-largest Ponzi scheme in US history.Stanford, 61, has consistently denied any wrongdoing, but US regulators have accused him...
The new chief executive of Research in Motion (RIM) said Monday that drastic change is not needed, even as the once iconic maker of the BlackBerry smartphone confronts the most difficult period in its history. The Canadian company turned the smartphone...
FALMOUTH, Trelawny: CANE FARMERS in Trelawny will be able to sell their cane to the Long Pond Sugar Factory in the parish as operators of the factory move to reopen the facility for the start of the 2012 sugar cane crop season scheduled for the first week of February....
Is that a bald spot on Garry's Sinclair head, a bad cut or a bad camera angle? Can Siri answer that question? Sinclair is seen here in earnest discussion with Pauline Gardner of LIME.
Lee Issa has transformed 15,000 square feet of space into eight shops now known as Tropical Mall, located inside Tropical Plaza, Constant Spring Road in St Andrew.
Investment banker Chris Williams is proposing that the minimum capital that can be raised through the junior stock market be doubled to J$100,000, and that the additional resources be used by entry-level companies to strengthen their boards and...
Fly Jamaica Airways' application to fly a daily international service remains under consideration by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), a source at the agency said last Thursday.
Understanding the stock market trading reportI have had a strong interest in the stock market from I was 18 and I would like to invest in future years.
Robert Webb, the treasurer of timeshare trade association, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), says the Caribbean is the most highly sought-after timeshare destination in the world, partly because of the...
HAYES, Clarendon:OVER 20 community groups have already benefited from the Jamaica Entrepreneurial Programme (JEDP), and although it is still early days, many persons are boasting that their projects are already bearing fruit.Evadney Harrison, who...
Team WBO 2012 - Women Business Owners Jamaica Limited has kicked off the second round of training for women under the Strengthening & Promoting Women Entrepreneurs project...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday that it is aiming to increase its financial firepower by around US$500 billion so it can issue new loans to help ease a worsening financial crisis.Responding to speculation surrounding its funding...
Trinidadian conglomerate Neal & Massy Holdings, which this month exited its investment in the Shell gas station and oil distributorship in Jamaica, plans to get into other lines of business here under...
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) plans to invest up to J$60 million to purchase and develop a new office for a staff of 54, and free itself of the J$1.3 million it pays in rental charges.The regulator says it has exhausted its floor space...
Lawyers for Carreras Limited and the Taxpayer Audit and Assessment Department (TAAD) will exchange written submissions this month ahead of final legal arguments before the UK Privy Council in the eight-year fight over J$2 billion in taxes and penalties....
