Business

Despite the poor take-up of its previous energy line of credit, the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is ready to roll out $500 million in loan funding under the DBJ/PetroCaribe Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Energy Fund to...

Local telecomS firms are all awaiting the Government's next move to pass laws required to give teeth to its plan for a system of mandatory registration of subscriber information (MSRI) in Jamaica, but already, one company, Claro, is throwing its unconditional support behind the move, even as its competitors, Digicel and LIME, adopt a more a cautious tone.

When the oil rig the Deepwater Horizon sank in flames on April 20, few could have imagined that three weeks later, the well would continue to spew crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico and threaten the coastal economies of the southern United States and their reputations as holiday destinations.

Hugh Reid has been appointed general manager of Scotia Jamaica Life Insurance Company (SJLIC), filling a vacancy created last October by the promotion of Jacqueline Sharp to chief financial officer of the Scotia Group.

One hundred and fifty teachers from schools in Spring Village and surrounding districts spent the better part of Teachers' Day in a relaxed environment away from the daily rigours of the classroom, where they were entertained and provided with a scrumptious meal.

IT HAS been a long, slow slog since Haiti was jolted to its core by a deadly earthquake four months ago. Now at the fabled Barbancourt rum plant, the sweet waft of production is back in the air.

Jamaica's prospects for economic recovery have improved significantly, particularly in a post-Jamaica Debt Exchange (JDX) period with relative stability in exchange rates...

Jamaica's largest private mortgage lender is actively lobbying the state-owned National Housing Trust (NHT) to outsource the management of its mortgage portfolio, which generates about J$10 billion of new business each...

Jamaica Trade and Invest, which has now reclaimed its old name, Jampro, will be transforming some 7,000 square feet of space at its head office in New Kingston into a computerised Business Hub. Karl Samuda, minister of investment...

Guardian Holdings Limited's decision to sever ties with its loss-making European business is paying off for the company whose bottom line in the March quarter sported a robust TT$150 million in profit, net of write-offs from discontinued operations....

WESTERN BUREAU: The wave of crime and violence in Jamaica did not go unnoticed at the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association's (JHTA) 49th staging of Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), as president Wayne Cummings chastised...