Guardian holding posts second-quarter recovery

2020-08-05T15:11:01+00:00

Regional financial services provider Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL) recorded net profits attributable to shareholders of TT$201.1 million ($4.39 billion) for the quarter ending June 30, 2020. This represented a 50 per cent increase over the prior quarter in June 2019 and was a reversal of the TT$36.5 million loss

Guardian holding posts second-quarter recovery2020-08-05T15:11:01+00:00

Scotiabank Jamaica to expand smart deposit machine network across the island

2020-08-05T15:06:05+00:00

Scotiabank Jamaica has announced plans to continue the expansion of its intelligent deposit machines (IDMs) network. The newly commissioned smart banking machines offer enhanced features such as immediate credit on cash deposits, cash denomination options and a variety of other smart features. Sharing the details, Audrey Tugwell Henry, executive vice-president,

Scotiabank Jamaica to expand smart deposit machine network across the island2020-08-05T15:06:05+00:00

Marketing and advertising important during the crisis

2020-08-05T15:00:47+00:00

Just like their clients firms will be exercising restraint and prudence as we experience the economic aftershock of COVID-19. Your marketing people will be leading your firm down one of three possible routes. The first is to continue with the same strategy of generating and converting leads. In the

Marketing and advertising important during the crisis2020-08-05T15:00:47+00:00

Virgin Atlantic files for US bankruptcy protection

2020-08-05T14:54:19+00:00

NEW YORK, USA (AP) — Virgin Atlantic, the airline founded by British businessman Richard Branson, filed Tuesday for protection in US bankruptcy court as it tries to survive the virus pandemic that is hammering the airline industry. The airline made the Chapter 15 filing in US federal bankruptcy court in

Virgin Atlantic files for US bankruptcy protection2020-08-05T14:54:19+00:00

Resilient during COVID-19

2020-08-05T14:51:39+00:00

Jamaica's credit unions proved their resilience to COVID-19 after bypassing hundreds of millions of dollars in liquidity support extended by both the Bank of Jamaica and their umbrella grouping the Jamaica Cooperative Credit Union League (JCCUL). JCCUL Chief Executive Officer Robin Levy disclosed that from the 25 credit unions operating

Resilient during COVID-192020-08-05T14:51:39+00:00

Lowest-ever perception of business conditions in Jamaica

2020-08-05T14:48:15+00:00

Businesses in Jamaica have recorded their lowest-ever perception of present business conditions in the country. This, according to the latest Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Survey of Businesses' Inflation Expectations May 2020, where the Present Business Conditions Index decreased to 43.7 relative to 114.4 recorded in the previous March 2020 survey.

Lowest-ever perception of business conditions in Jamaica2020-08-05T14:48:15+00:00

Three per cent growth per annum is not sufficient — Pandohie

2020-08-03T15:47:51+00:00

Following the recent announcement by Government to increase the manufacturing sector's annual output by three per cent over the next five years, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) Richard Pandohie said that this projection is not sufficiently ambitious given the sector's ability. “We believe that three per

Three per cent growth per annum is not sufficient — Pandohie2020-08-03T15:47:51+00:00

Significant number of jobs predicted for the Caribbean by 2030

2020-08-03T15:38:34+00:00

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — A new study is predicting that a transition to a net-zero emission economy could create 15 million new jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by 2030. The study has been undertaken by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Significant number of jobs predicted for the Caribbean by 20302020-08-03T15:38:34+00:00
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