ADVISORY COLUMN: INSURANCE HELPLINE Cyber scammers, says Philadelphia journalist Jared Shelly, tricked leading US tech companies, Facebook and Google, into “wiring away millions by simply asking for the money via email”. The main perpetrator, a Lithuanian man – according to Risk & Insurance − and his associates, posed as a

I am a 24-year-old registered nurse who has been working for almost two years. My dream is to own a home within five years’ time, but I’m making a small amount of income that is mostly used to pay student loans and rent. Could you provide me with some

With a platform designed to connect global investment, innovation and influence, transformative growth ideas designed to connect global investment were untapped during the recently held ‘Destination Experience Visionaries Summit’ at the Spanish Court Hotel in St Andrew. With a stellar line-up of tastemakers, influencers, and captains of industry, the backdrop

Experts in the real estate sector agree that homeownership is probably one of the most powerful drivers of wealth creation in the Jamaican economy. Carlton Earl Samuels, chief development financing officer at The Jamaica National Group (JN), said owning a home is a safe investment, pointing out that homeownership offers

Time is money, and a new report shows just how much time and money American's are wasting sitting in their cars and trucks. The total last year was $87 billion, or $1,348 per driver, according to new data analysed by research firm INRIX. Each year, INRIX issues a Global Traffic

Negotiations are under way for phase-one rehabilitation of the railway service from Montego Bay, St James to Appleton Estate in St Elizabeth. As stated in the 2019/20 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the project, which is expected to commence during the fiscal year, will be pursued under a joint-venture arrangement

In the digital hurricane that is today's Internet, many local businesses may imagine themselves of such low consequence that they would not be the target of a cyberattack. However, at the upcoming “TechCon by tTech”, managed IT services providers tTech Limited along with industry experts intend to show business owners

When the Wigton Wind Farm Initial Public Offer (IPO) opens, investors looking to participate may now be able to do so through a new, digital platform courtesy of NCB Capital Markets (NCBCM) one of the selling agents of the new offer. The online portal, dubbed 'GoIPO' and created in conjunction

Pulse Investments Ltd, the listed Jamaican company, is now a player in the African lifestyle market. With strong support from media, financial services companies and other partners, Pulse will work from a Lagos, Nigeria base to reach the populous and lucrative African markets with their enormous financial and creative potential.

Jamaicans will, in a few weeks, will be able to buy cryptocurrencies through their local brokers in the second trial of the Blockstation platform by the Jamaica Stock Exchange, JSE, which comes amid a 25 per cent rise in the value of Bitcoin since April. “We expect to have actual