Business

The Government's business and development financing outfit, the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is on the hunt for more money to kick-start energy projects.It is said to be now wrapping up negotiations with the World...

The Dolphin Cove sale of shares attracted more than 500 subscribers, whose bids amounted to 206.9 million shares valued at J$620 million. The offer was for 80 million shares at J$3 per unit.

I recently had two fascinating, though contrasting experiences. You will definitely discover an important lesson in them that can significantly help your career. The first was when I attempted to collect a job I had given out to a company.

Japan's government announced yesterday that it would cut the country's hefty corporate-tax rate by five percentage points, in a bid to stimulate the economy and help Japanese businesses stay competitive.The step is aimed at promoting investment...

A comprehensive guide to assist policymakers in crafting the appropriate framework for the broad-based introduction of mobile financial services in Jamaica is to be completed within two months, says Dr Maurice McNaughton, director of the Centre...

With emerging markets expected to recover from the global economic crisis at a faster pace, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says greater emphasis is being placed on marketing Jamaica to prospective travellers in those regions. Addressing the Pacific...

The Companies Office of Jamaica invests $2.2 million annually in its mobile service to chase delinquents, and as outreach to business operators not au fait with their legal filing obligations.The 10-year-old service is paying off in monetary returns...

QUESTION: I am keen to learn about the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and how to go about trading in the securities listed on it.- HamiltonPFA: The stock exchange is a centralised marketplace for buying and selling stocks and other listed securities such...

Question: On November 4, 2009, there was a campus-wide power cut at the institution where I teach.

Lasco Financial Service Limited (LFSL) has tapped two of its business lines for expansion - payday loans and MoneyGram services -in search of revenue opportunities after signs in late summer that its income was stagnating.

Hitting back at recent statements made by its rival, J. Wray & Nephew, Red Stripe yesterday said the new tax regime merely represented levelling of the tax playing field.

P.A. Benjamin Manufacturing Company, the 131-year-old personal-care and flavour-products maker, has added three new export markets to its business line-up after losing out on some foreign sales following the folding of one of its major distributors...