Food and financial services group GraceKennedy Limited has made another eight senior management changes, in furtherance of its ambitions towards being a global consumer group that earns the majority of its revenue from overseas holdings. The conglomerate, which recently put muscle behind its digital transformation initiative and named one of
COVID-19 fears have triggered an anecdotal decline in visits for medical attention among diabetic and hypertensive Jamaicans, potentially worsening their vulnerability to the highly contagious disease that has killed 101 people in Jamaica. The disclosure was made on Tuesday by president of the Jamaica Diabetes Association (DAJ), Lurline Less, who
For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by stories of extreme weight loss. I would go through the before and after pictures, diligently comparing the two to ensure it was really the same person and then I would read in depth the measures that the person
Chief executive officer of BlueDot Insights Larren Peart is encouraging micro, small, and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) to utilise social media to collect primary data in order to gain a better understanding of and serve their target market. Peart in his recommendation said that social media is a cost-effective way for
More local businesses are ambivalent about the present and future business conditions in Jamaica. This is based on the Bank of Jamaica's (BOJ's) latest Survey of Businesses' Inflation Expectations for July 2020, which was released recently. The survey, which seeks to ascertain the expectations of businesses about variables, which are
3:44 pm, Mon September 21, 2020 1. A Working Group report authored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Centre for Global Development (CGD) has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to challenges in the financial systems of countries in Latin America and Caribbean countries. In the
9:59 am, Mon September 21, 2020 1. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett - file photo The Government is rolling out a J$100 million dollar programme to reposition small operators in the tourism industry. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the funds will be channeled through the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica. The bank is
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — GraceKennedy Limited (GK), through its Grace and Staff Community Development Foundation, today donated 210 tablets and laptops valued at approximately $5.2 million, to 10 schools and six of the company's homework centres in Kingston. The initiative, which is dubbed 'Tools for Schools', is aimed at equipping Jamaican
THE business community is welcoming news from the Ministry of Health and Wellness that once they consistently observe the protocols in their daily operations, they are not mandated to close their doors if employees become exposed to the virus. In recent weeks, buisnesses have been increasingly reporting that they are
