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Jamaica has approved Digicel's acquisition of Claro Jamaica, but Prime Minister Bruce Golding said Tuesday that it is on the proviso that Digicel conti-nues operating two separate networks, in what is meant to be a check...

Sales of beers, stouts and spirits remained flat for Red Stripe Jamaica due to what company officials said was the difficult economic environment and a domestic alcoholic drinks market still in contraction.Red Stripe's fourth quarter sales rose a modest...

Noel Hylton, president and chief executive officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), has been confirmed as a speaker at the 41st annual general meeting and conference of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA)...

A great deal of attention is now being directed to the economies of various European countries - Greece, Italy and England. The debt crises taking place in these countries has caused internal reactions that were not...

Adidas is going barefoot. The world's second-largest athletic company unveiled its first "barefoot" training shoe last Tuesday, which is designed to mimic the experience of exercising barefoot while providing the protection, traction and durability of a shoe.

Trinidad and Tobago will host the third China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum that the organisers say underscores Beijing's commitment to support the efforts of developing countries to attain their full potential.

Supreme Ventures Limited says it will scale back its May Pen gaming lounge, eliminating the restaurant operations and 15 jobs while also decommissioning 81 per cent of the machines.

I read a response you wrote on the Internet which I must say was very informative. With regards to the topic of "small lending agency", it's something I am really looking into! Based on the article, on the other hand, I get the feeling that you don't think it's a good idea.

The first part of this article appeared in the Financial Gleaner, August 26, 2011.

Kingston Restoration Company (KRC) is restarting its development grant programme dormant for close to two decades, but which was used to resuscitate 50 downtown properties in its peak years, says Executive Director Morin Seymour.

AGRICULTURE AND Fisheries Minister Robert Montague said Cabinet has mandated the restructuring of the Cocoa Industry Board because the farmer was being significantly disadvantaged in terms of earnings.

The Guyana government says it will maintain its strict policy regarding the exportation of logs, acknowledging that there is an acute shortage of building materials on the local market.Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud met with exporters on Monday..