Reynaldo Thompson (left), manager – research, portfolio and fund management, Sagicor Select Fund Limited, inserts the Sagicor Manufacturing and Distribution strip on the listing board of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), during a listing ceremony on Wednesday December 18. Looking on are: (front row, from left) Marlene Street Forrest, managing
The US$452-million port modernisation project is moving towards completion in Kingston, and it is already remaking Jamaica's major port. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), based in Washington DC, is providing two loans, amounting to US $215 million, while China Infrastructure Fund has given a loan commitment of US$50 million to
Transport and Mining Minister Robert Montague (right) is assisted by founder and chief executive officer of the Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia, in navigating the recently developed Drive Safe app at its official launch on Tuesday, at the ministry's Maxfield Avenue offices in St Andrew. (Photo: JIS) THE Ministry of Transport
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 rocked islands in the Eastern Caribbean early Thursday. The Seismic Research Unit at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus in Trinidad and Tobago, reports that the quake occurred near Dominica at approximately 3:54am (local time). The
NEW YORK, United States —The New York Stock Exchange facade is lit in holiday colours on December 5, 2019 in New York (Photo: AFP) Have you noticed that every year seems to go faster than the last? Chancesw are, you had a mixed year. In the midst of the silly
Europe's top court has ruled that accommodation-booking service Airbnb does not need an estate agent's licence to operate in France. The French tourism association had complained that Airbnb did not comply with French property laws. It means the app's users avoid a threat of disruption to its service in the
CHIN SHUE...I am so passionate about the payments industry, because this is a part of what is going to take Jamaica to that next level Sagicor Bank Jamaica has said that they are ready to lead the charge in transforming the payments industry in Jamaica. This they hope to do
Monique Murdock (second left), teller, and Talishia Byfield (fourth left), client service representative, Sagicor Bank, May Pen, join Santa Claus in bringing cheers to the little ones at Prime Time Early Childhood Institution, who excitedly accept gifts of toy trucks and dolls at a Sagicor Foundation treat at the school
CONSUMER Affairs Commission (CAC) CEO Dolsie Allen is encouraging consumers to create a budget ahead of shopping during the holiday season. Planning a budget will keep consumers from racking up debt, as they are able to decide in advance how much money they have to spend and then stick to
In its latest effort to reduce the increasing number of road fatalities, the Ministry of Transport and Mining officially launched a new mobile app called Drive Safe on Wednesday. The app will unite available technical and human resources of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch
