SHANI Duncan Falconer was raised to be an entrepreneur. While growing up in Trinidad, the Jamaican-born woman watched her maternal grandparents run their event planning and rental business, then watched even closer as her mother took over the reins. She fell in love with the level of freedom that came
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)— Trading on Wall Street was temporarily halted early Monday as US stocks joined a global rout on crashing oil prices and mounting worries over the coronavirus. The suspension was triggered after the S&P 500's losses hit seven percent. Near 1340 GMT, the broad-based index was
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – British supermarkets have started imposing limits on the purchase of certain goods after shelves were emptied because of coronavirus fears. Toilet paper, antibacterial hand gel, tinned food, soap and paracetamol have been in short supply both in stores and online because of panic buying. The
An overwhelming 84 per cent of people surveyed support the Government's policy of making more Jamaicans owners of existing State assets by listing them on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. Additionally, 87 per cent of those questioned agree with the move to give Jamaicans an opportunity to own Trans Jamaica Highway,
The 2020/2021 Estimates of Expenditure has been adjusted. It has moved from $852.7 billion to $853.5 billion to reflect an additional $792 million to fund the operations of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ). The PCJ is to be integrated into the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology. http://rjrnewsonline.com/business/20202021-estimates-of-expenditure-adjusted
The Planning Institute if Jamaica last week held its quarterly press conference, during which it presented the current position of the Jamaican ecomomy. All the major sectors of the economy were reported on, including the present status of employment. The Jamaica Observer provides the following infographics displaying selected performances by
Financial stocks have been the standout thus far in the earnings for 2019 on the Jamaica Stock Exchange returning an average 129.4 per cent increase in net profit. This out-turn was driven by companies like Barita Investments and Proven, which reported a threefold increase in their earnings at 363.9 per
Telecommunications giant Flow Jamaica has launched what it is describing as “another industry-leading move”, new unlimited mobile data plans for both prepaid and postpaid customers. Both plans offer unlimited “any-use” data in addition to unlimited calls and text messaging to any local network. According to Flow, postpaid customers will also
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans pulled back on their spending in January, even as their incomes surged, a sign the economy was growing modestly before the threat of coronavirus arose. The Commerce Department said on Friday that consumer spending increased 0.2 per cent last month, down from 0.4 per cent in
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — The deadly coronavirus epidemic will cost world tourism at least US$22 billion owing to a drop in spending by Chinese tourists, the head of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said yesterday. The COVID-19 epidemic has killed more than 2,760 people, mostly in China —
