Business

Inflation across the United Kingdom fell unexpectedly in August to its lowest level since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, a development that has reined in expectations of a 15th straight interest rate increase from the Bank of England in...

The Government of Jamaica has finally invited bids from investors for the provision of an additional 100 megawatts of renewable energy capacity, ending a yearslong wait by the sector. It comes amid refreshed plans and a more ambitious goal to...

Don Gittens, CEO of Manpower and Maintenance Services Group Limited, says the company has restructured its operations to add residential cleaning services for villas, condominiums, Airbnb properties and households. Gittens left Jampro in March to...

Real estate investment trust Kingston Properties Limited, KPREIT, has close the acquisition on its fifth property in the Cayman Islands, a deal CEO Kevin Richards describes as the company’s largest in that market to date. The company has purchased...

The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has come up with a novel plan to protect its vast and pristine territorial waters – it will get sponsors to pay. Under the plan, which was being launched by Niue’s Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi on Tuesday in...

The historical records show that family-owned businesses, FOBs, have been contributing to Jamaica’s economic development in pre and post-political Independence. However, the recognition given to FOBs as a group of businesses has not been...

General Accident Insurance Company Limited has no immediate plans or need to raise capital when it migrates to the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Chairman Paul B. Scott has said. At the company’s annual general meeting on Friday, Scott...

The fabric of our global food system is fraying under the strain of climate change and an ever-expanding population. To prevent it from unravelling, we must embrace distributed renewable-energy solutions, which are critical for reducing greenhouse...

A judge in the United States ruled that Argentina must pay US$16.1 billion to minority shareholders of state-controlled oil company YPF due to the government’s 2012 nationalisation of a majority stake in the firm. US District Judge Loretta Preska...

Psilocybin tea, wind chimes and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in Eugene to trip on psychedelic mushrooms. For roughly six hours, adults over 21 can experience what many users describe as vivid geometric shapes, a loss of...

You can vaguely recall a time long ago when keeping promises in business used to be important. But today, every new circumstance becomes a reason to break a commitment. You observe this phenomenon but aren’t satisfied, even if you sometimes benefit...