Business

Why do human resource personnel refuse to hire someone with a master's degree in management, especially during this period of recession?My thinking is that, you hire someone like that now; train that person and offer a fair...

More than half of the chief executives of large American companies said they expect to spend and hire more over the next six months despite slower economic growth.The Business Roundtable said Tuesday that 51 per cent of CEOs polled expect to increase...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Reginald Budhan (right) makes a point about a Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) banner to (from left) Dr Michael Supersaud of the Caribbean Regional Organisation...

A prominent banker who was credited with modernising Haiti's banking system was fatally shot in his home, police said Monday.Guiteau Toussaint, 56, was killed Sunday night by several armed men who broke into his home in Vivy Mitchel, an affluent...

In investment circles the beta of a stock refers to a number describing the relationship between the return on a particular investment and the overall market...

THE Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) will triple its profits this year, according to finance ministry data, but will be relying on a new fee payable by airline passengers.The new Passenger Service Charge should have taken effect June 1, but the...

Digicel Group Limited, a provider of mobile and data storage services, has clarified its report on the performance of its revenues, saying two markets have been stripped from its reporting of group...

The food and shipping conglomerate Jamaica Producers Group admitted Tuesday that "complicated" coffee factors have prolonged negotiations for the acquisition of Mavis Bank Coffee Factory (MBCF), the island's largest processor of Blue Mountain coffee.

Four new financial companies have joined a rival Canadian-only C$3.6 billion bid for the TMX Group that could block a proposed merger of the Toronto and London stock exchanges.Maple Group Acquisition Corp announced Sunday that Desjardins Financial...

The marriage of square burgers and roast beef sandwiches is about to end.Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc said Monday that it will sell a majority stake in its struggling Arby's brand to Roark Capital Group, the Atlanta private equity firm...

Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma arrived in Jamaica yesterday to begin the first leg of a six-day Caribbean visit with burning issues, involving the Commonwealth's youths, topping his agenda....