Business

ISP Finance Services still harbours ambitions to grow by way of acquisitions. “You can expect to get some good news from us in the first quarter. It’s just a question of timing. We were not able to complete some of the negotiations, but once it’s...

Question: I’m interested in buying some stocks, but I don’t know where to start. I saw your email address on the Internet, so I’m writing to find out more. – Shane In Jamaica, shares trade on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), which is a...

Israel’s attorney general said on Thursday that he was launching an investigation into Israeli police’s use of phone surveillance technology following reports that investigators improperly tracked targets without authorisation. In a four-page...

French energy conglomerate TotalEnergies has asked the American and French governments to support targeted sanctions against Myanmar’s oil and gas funds, the largest single source of income for the country’s military leaders. In a letter to Human...

Regional payment portal provider WiPay Caribbean, which has been ramping up its business in Jamaica in recent times, hopes to later this year offer its clients in Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean, the opportunity to use its payment platform...

Although the pandemic has caused upheavals and hardship around the world, it has fallen particularly hard on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Vaccine availability has been far more limited in LMICs than in rich countries, and the...

New York City’s new mayor, Eric Adams, plans to convert his first paycheque into two cryptocurrencies, which he has been hyping as a potential economic engine for the city. The Democrat’s office announced on Thursday, January 20, that Adams’ first...

F irst, Amazon competed with malls. Now, it’s moving inside one. The online retailing giant said Thursday that it plans to open a clothing store in a Southern California mall later this year. It’s the latest foray into brick-and-mortar for Amazon...

In 2008, as the global financial crisis was ravaging economies everywhere, Queen Elizabeth II, visiting the London School of Economics, famously asked: “Why did nobody see it coming?” The high inflation of 2021 – especially in the United States,...

P remium rum brand Appleton, produced by J. Wray...

T he Royal Jamaican ginger-flavoured beer is back in production after a three-year hiatus, and in its comeback the owners are aiming for markets both inside and outside Jamaica. Founders of RJ Rums and Spirits, Rick Anand and Peter Wong, have...

Adrian Stokes will remain in the financial sector following his exit from Scotia Group Jamaica, SGJ, a month from now, but the strategist is not saying what his next role would entail. “It is a move I consider to be of long-term strategic value. I...