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Nokia Corp on Tuesday launched its first smartphones to run on the updated Symbian software with new icons, enhancements and a faster browser.Nokia said the two models - the E6 and X7 - have longer battery life, better text input and new Ovi Maps...

The historic US$38 billion in budget cuts resulting from at-times hostile bargaining between congress and the Obama White House were accomplished in large part by pruning money left over from previous years, using accounting sleight of hand and going...

The St Lucia government has announced a slight increase in the price of fuel here, promoting an appeal from the island's petroleum dealers for the Stephenson King administration to introduce measures to bring...

Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington first gave the regional public the hint that something was amiss within the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping.He told reporters that the Spanish-speaking member...

A significant rebound in tourist arrivals, mainly from the United States and the United Kingdom, has led to a 2.8 per cent growth in the Barbados economy during the first three months of this year, according to figures released by the Barbados Central...

Scotia DBG Investments Limited has dropped the abbreviation DBG and is now formally referred to as Scotia Investments Jamaica Limited."As part of an international financial services group, we felt it important to align the brand of the company with that...

WASHINGTON, DC: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) affirmed this week that Jamaica will emerge from recession this year with growth projected at 1.6 per cent, and that the real economy would continue to expand to hit ...

Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the creditworthiness of Pan Caribbean Financial Services Limited (PCFS) and its parent company, Sagicor Life Jamaica (SLJ). In a release on...

Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has been granted an extension of its lottery and gaming licence until 2026, an additional 10 years, under new terms which will see the company investing some US$5 million (J$450 million) in upgrading and expansion of its...

One of Renault's top executives will lose his job amid a wide-scale corporate shakeout following a deeply embarrassing scandal that saw France's partially state-owned carmaker falsely accuse three of its executives of espionage.In a statement Monday,...

THE SPORTING sector in any nation is one of the most lucrative businesses and has the potential for even greater success. It unites cultures, brings enemies face to face, and pulls together every other sector, including media, manufacturing, telecommunications...