Britain’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that a group of Nigerian farmers and fishermen can sue Royal Dutch Shell PLC in English courts over pollution in a region where the Anglo-Dutch energy giant has a subsidiary. Five justices on the United Kingdom’s top court said Shell may owe a “duty of

A project between the Government of Jamaica and the International Labour Organization, or ILO, which is intended to shift businesses and workers in three sectors into the formal economy, has so far made progress on two – agriculture and fishing.... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20210214/ilo-funded-transition-farmers-fishers-formal-system-begins-domestic

The associations that speak for payday lenders, Jamaica Micro Financing Association, or JamFA, and the Jamaica Association for Micro Financing, known as JamFin, are heading into more talks this week to reinforce their message to members – that some... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20210214/microfins-putting-out-ma-feelers

ONE of the expected impacts of the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 measures was always the possibility of increased crime, as children are out of school, the distraction of parties no longer exist, and the economic restrictions no doubt have had a significant negative economic impact on many.

A high-level courtesy call by non-profit organisation INMED Caribbean on Minister Floyd Green and officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has resulted in an endorsement from the minister for the organisation's Increasing Access to Climate-Smart Agriculture (IACA) initiative. The call included representatives from the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS),

QUESTION: I am a contributor to the National Housing Trust (NHT) and have never received a benefit and am keen to own my own home but prefer to buy one on the open market even if I have to do some repairs after acquiring it. Also, since I work in

Wisynco Group is feeling the sting of COVID-19 with the latest quarterly profit and revenue going down with a projection for further depressed activity. In its just-released financial results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2020, Wisynco highlighted that the business continues to suffer as a result of

With the new year off to a seemingly fast start, investors are eager to find ways to identify areas of potential gain. Sterling Asset Management, in their latest Virtual Investor Forum, Eugene Stanley –VP Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange and Dwayne Neil, AVP, Personal Financial Planning, joined moderator Marian Ross

Although equity markets are far from their all-time highs, investors demand for equity investments hasn't waned as Derrimon Trading Limited (DTL) and PROVEN Investments Limited's (PIL) multi-billion additional public offerings (APO) were both heavily oversubscribed. With Barita Investments Limited and Sygnus Credit Investments Limited paving the road for further equity

CABINET has approved the implementation of a new social pension programme that will see non-pensioners, aged 75 years and older, receiving $3,400 per month with immediate effect. Minister of Education, Youth and Information Fayval Williams made the announcement at yesterday's virtual post-Cabinet press briefing from Jamaica House. “These individuals should