KEITH Duncan says there is no pressing need in the private sector for another stimulus package and instead the Government should look to give more social assistance to Jamaicans whose lives and livelihoods have been upended by the COVID-19 crisis. The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) president, who also

The Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) recently donated 4,000 masks to the transport and health sectors. The handover was held at a function to install the new president of the IAJ, Vernon James. Orville Johnson, IAJ’s executive director, who chaired the function, indicated that the association is very sensitive and

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - As members of the business community continue to hatch innovative ways to stay afloat in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, operators of Nacana Motors Limited a local motor vehicle dealership company recently formed Nacana Solutions Limited, which largely imports COVID-19 relief supplies for the local

The National Investment Policy Green Paper and the National Five-Year Manufacturing Growth Strategy were last week tabled in the House of Representatives. The documents, which were tabled by minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Leslie Campbell, provides a framework for creating the environment necessary

Whether by high rise or low rise, bodies incorporated in relation to registered strata plan, more popularly known as strata corporations (stratas), certainly appear to be on the rise throughout Jamaica. Although regulated by statute, The Registration (Strata Titles) Act, since the late 1960's, strata operations may at times be

Earl Jarrett, CEO of the Jamaica National Group, at the Jamaica Stock Exchange and the Inter-American Development Bank’s ‘Innovating Social Sector Financing’ project launch event held on Tuesday at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. (Photo: Joseph Wellington Now more than ever, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a great

The All Jamaica Consumer Price Index for June 2020 was 105.2, indicating an inflation rate of 1.4 per cent. This increase was largely as a result of the 3.6 per cent increase in the index for the heavily weighted division food and non-alcoholic beverages, according to the Consumer Price Index

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forest (centre), is assisted in unveiling the electronic banner for the US$910,000 three-year 'Innovating Social Sector Financing' Project, which was launched at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (August 4). Assisting her are Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) Ambassador,

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

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,