Investors more than doubled their money in nine top stocks over six months, according to data from the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). Jamaica's equity market also ranked 11 among roughly 92 globally in markets tracked by Bloomberg. Half-year data on Jamaican stocks showed Pulse leading the pack in gains. Nine

Don Anderson, managing director of Market Research Services Limited. Half of all firms see crime as the top problem facing the nation, according to the latest survey of business and consumer confidence released on Tuesday. It comes amid a surge in murders and a clampdown on communities by the

Sometimes the first sign of debt trouble is that you ignore the signs: You don't know what your credit card balances are, for example, or you just don't open statements. Your subconscious usually tells you when you're in a danger zone, says Beverly Harzog, author of “The Debt Escape

Grace Burnett, CEO of GK Financial Group. GK General Insurance Company Limited and GraceKennedy Money Services Limited launched a microinsurance product, RemitCare, targeted at Jamaicans receiving money transfers from abroad through the Western Union network. The product adds to a portfolio of micro products, which pulled in $30 million

Caribbean people love their soda - that sugary non-alcoholic drink - and it is partly why persons from the region consume twice the amount an individual does elsewhere. But, it is leading to an unhealthy society marked by early and preventable deaths due to issues such as diabetes and hypertension,

Pam Thompson says a backup record-keeping system, by storing bills monthly in envelopes, boosts personal efficiency. 1 2 Pam Thompson does not carry around the key to her home. Instead, she carries a key for a highly secured lockbox at home, which contains that key. The chief project officer

IMF Representative Constant Lonkeng (left) in discussion with Sterling Asset Management President Charles Ross at Sterlings's investor briefing last Wednesday. “A ll the stars seem aligned for a sustained economic growth in Jamaica, building on the hard-won macroeconomic stability,” according to Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, resident representative of the International Monetary

AS the country continues to grapple with increasing criminal activities, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that ensuring the safety and security of all Jamaicans is the Government's number one priority at this time. The prime minister, in an address to Sunday's Area Two Council meeting at the Jamaica Labour

Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chairman, Kent Gammon, addresses journalists at the CAC's quarterly media briefing at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in New Kingston, on July 5. (Photo: JIS) KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Approximately $16.8 million of the $21.5 million in compensation and refunds secured by the

GK Foods & Services Limited will commission its sixth manufacturing plant in Jamaica next year, following retrofitting of a newly acquired facility to process fruits and vegetables for the local market and export. The 60,000 square foot plant in Denbigh, Clarendon, already contains a specialised agro-processing production line. GK Foods,