
Sagicor Investments takes minority stake in Express Fitness
December 5, 2019
ScanBox Limited, a Jamaican tech company operated by Winston Henry, has launched a new loan app for which the target market is small and medium-sized lenders who need to speed up loan processing. ...
Market at theLawn has for the past 10 years been a one-stop experience for holiday shoppers. Described as an open-air flea market, the event conceptualised by Kaili Scott provides local artisans...
Jampro President Diane Edwards is encouraging local companies to take full advantage of the agency’s range of services to drive investment and trade in Jamaica. She made a special call to large ...
Sagicor Life Jamaica awarded 10 health care providers in the Clarendon, Manchester and St Elizabeth region for excellence in client service delivery and industry best practices. The recognition ...
Coffee processor Salada Foods Jamaica Limited saw its net profit dip by 35 per cent to $141.3 million at year-end September 2019. Profit for the 2018 period was $219 million. Dianna Blake-Bennet...
The National Housing Trust (NHT) on Thursday, November 28 produced its annual report one year late. It, however, gives a picture of the audited activities of the Trust, which is the largest deve...
United States Ambassador Donald Tapia says many Jamaican companies are not utilising the benefits being offered by the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) and are paying more in export duties as a res...
“The investment environment is now a pretty good one” that’s the sentiment expressed by financial commentator, Orville Johnson while speaking at a recently held Financial Forum hosted by EduCom Co-...
E-commerce business Mailpac Groupwill list on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange(JSE) on Wednesday, givinginvestors an opportunity to trade the highly anticipated stock. The stock w...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)is predicting “significant economic growth for Jamaica,” with several initiatives being undertaken by the government to make it easier for SMEs to access fi...
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) plans to consult with industry stakeholders and the public about introducing automatic compensation for breaches of approved service standards by telecommun...
NCB Financial Group President and CEO, Patrick Hylton has been named chairman of the board of National Commercial Bank Jamaica (NCBJ). He replaces Michael Lee-Chin. Lee-Chin remains as a directo...
Sygnus Credit Investments Limited (SCI) plans to raise approximately $4.5 billion to support deals. Sygnus, headed by CEO Berisford Grey, advised that the capital raise will be done in various t...
The Jamaican dollar appreciated by 35 cents against its US counterpart on Monday after steady depreciation during November. The currency closed at $135.47 on Monday from $135.82 on the prior tra...
At age five, Antwan Barnes is saving to buy a toy truck. However, his mom, Julia Barnes, has even bigger ambitions for him. Barnes tagged financial institutions through her Instagram account, to...
Business owners who have paid the now abolished minimum business tax for this year are entitled to a refund. This was disclosed by Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of For...
The increase in prices normally associated with the slide in value of the Jamaican dollar, is being moderated by the level of competition among goods and service providers locally, says Curtis Mart...
Palace Amusement Company, the operators of Sunshine Palace in Portmore, St Catherine has resumed regular show times with the suspension of the state of emergency in the parish. Palace was forced...
More than 40 public sector entities have saved US$2.2 million ($300 million) on their electricity bills between 2013 and 2018 due to the installation of heat-reducing film, cool roof solutions and ...