Business

There is an old saying that you wait ages for a London bus and then two – or even three – come along at once. It is not an expression, as far as I am aware, that has ever been applied to policy statements affecting United Kingdom-Caribbean...

I have often wondered why I hear so much from people who are deeply and desperately troubled because they are drowning in debt, seemingly with no way out. Credit card debt is a big problem but this discussion is not about that. I decided to take a...

Some sports betting companies are offering tools that allow compulsive gamblers to block themselves from most online sites. Unibet last week announced it was making software from United Kingdom-based Gamban available to customers in the US. The...

The disaster readiness component of Jamaica’s Global Services Sector Project, or GSS Project, which is intended to allow for quick responses to events like COVID-19, has been slowed, due to a “weak” report from a consultant. The consultant was not...

South Africa brims with human and natural resources. It is a country with a long, and well-documented history. White and coloured South Africans represent about a fifth of the population. The black South African population is not culturally...

A United States senator urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to lift a ban on diesel fuel swaps with Venezuela, adding to pressure from some Democrats and aid workers who argue sanctions are worsening the South American country’s dire...

Jamaica Fibreglass Products is looking to raise in the region of $280 million on the capital market to fund an expansion drive that will see it making a concerted foray into export markets in North America and the Caribbean. Through its investment...

Private sector leaders are calling for greater enforcement of COVID-19 protocols, while lining up behind the additional restrictions announced at the weekend, in what is being described as a soft or partial lockdown of the economy. The next...

It was one year ago that the terrifying free fall for the US stock market suddenly ended, ushering in one of its greatest runs. On March 23, 2020, the S...

A new basic consumer foods brand called ValuTree has hit the market, under partnership between the year-old trading, distribution and trade finance company Rerum Trading Limited and condiments producer Spur Tree Spices. The new brand is gunning for...

A congressional effort to bolster American news organisations during negotiations with Big Tech has supporters hoping that third time’s the charm. The bill, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, was introduced in March for the third time...

United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Monday that the American public needs to understand the risks behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, even as the central bank itself is studying the potential costs and benefits of a...