We are facing a crime epidemic, says PSOJ president

2021-02-05T12:28:52+00:00

THE Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has given a high rating to Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson, but low ranking to politicians in the fight against serious crimes. PSOJ President Keith Duncan told reporters covering the organisation's press briefing that while it had planned the briefing to

We are facing a crime epidemic, says PSOJ president2021-02-05T12:28:52+00:00

IDB Invest and JMMB Bank partner to promote access

2021-02-02T14:24:18+00:00

IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, through a recent agreement with JMMB Bank has provided the bank access to US$35 million with a five-year tenure to facilitate increased financing to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). The project will also increase the availability of long-term financing to JMMB Bank

IDB Invest and JMMB Bank partner to promote access2021-02-02T14:24:18+00:00

PwC survey finds high level of ambition for digital transformation in Caribbean

2021-02-02T14:20:48+00:00

aribbean businesses have set bold ambitions for digitisation, but PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Caribbean Digital Readiness Survey 2021 reveals a wide gap between organisations out in front and those struggling to make headway. According to the study released last week, most respondents believe that they're meeting or exceeding targets on integrating new

PwC survey finds high level of ambition for digital transformation in Caribbean2021-02-02T14:20:48+00:00

Huawei not marketing 5G in Jamaica

2021-02-02T14:17:39+00:00

International technology company Huawei is clearing the air regarding its Fifth Generation (5G) mobile technology pursuits in Jamaica. The Chinese company has disclosed to Sunday Finance that it is not marketing 5G in Jamaica contrary to the impression being given by American officials with former American Ambassador to Jamaica Donald

Huawei not marketing 5G in Jamaica2021-02-02T14:17:39+00:00

Economic growth has ‘devastating cost to nature’, review finds

2021-02-02T14:06:47+00:00

PARIS, France (AFP) — Humanity's unbridled growth in recent decades has come at a "devastating cost to nature" according a wide-ranging international review on the vital economic role played by our living planet. The 600-page rundown of scientific material commissioned by the British government highlighted the precarious state of global biodiversity and

Economic growth has ‘devastating cost to nature’, review finds2021-02-02T14:06:47+00:00

Businessman ‘Beachy Stout’ charged with murder of 1st wife

2021-02-02T14:00:39+00:00

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Portland businessman Everton McDonald, otherwise called 'Beachy Stout', has been charged with the 2009 murder of his first wife Merlene McDonald. Merlene was shot dead in May of that year at her Boundbrook home in Port Antonio, Portland. The police said McDonald was also charged for the

Businessman ‘Beachy Stout’ charged with murder of 1st wife2021-02-02T14:00:39+00:00

Oran Hall | Making informed personal investment decisions

2021-02-02T13:54:55+00:00

I have often wondered why some people are prepared to invest their money without even a basic understanding of what it really means to invest. So often, investment advisers are blamed for not calling their clients to say when they should buy or sell. Sometimes investors, not knowing what they

Oran Hall | Making informed personal investment decisions2021-02-02T13:54:55+00:00

Growth & Jobs | JSIF assists with small enterprise recovery

2021-02-02T13:46:48+00:00

Chairman of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr Wayne Henry, says the agency, in partnership with the Rural Economic Development Initiative, Phase II (REDI II), has been responding to the recovery efforts of small agricultural and community tourism enterprises left vulnerable by the COVID-19 pandemic. At a handover ceremony

Growth & Jobs | JSIF assists with small enterprise recovery2021-02-02T13:46:48+00:00
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