On October 20, a newspaper article titled 'Millennials struggling to survive on low-paying jobs', lamented the fact that many young people entering the job market are not able to find jobs that allow them to create a solid financial base. My response to this is, why are we surprised about
Small Enterprise Assistance Fund (SEAF), an American-based investment management company partnering with Sagicor Investment, has moved to develop a private equity fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Caribbean. The fund is expected to address the risk capital financing and business advisory needs required for the growth of
Floyd Green, state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking at a ceremony held at the Pedro Plains Anglican Church hall in St Elizabeth on Friday, (October 18) to hand over relief supplies to farmers in the community of Flagaman, whose cultivations were affected by fire
From (left to right): Ana Romero, services sector manager, Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE); Erica Simmons, executive director of the centre for Digital Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing at the CMU; Phil Fersht, CEO, HFS Research; and Diane Edwards, president of JAMPRO, speak at the Future of Work Conference: Outsourcing
Christopher Zacca (centre), President and CEO, Sagicor Group Jamaica, embraces Sagicor team members honoured with Long Service Awards for between 30 and 40 years of service to the company, during a ceremony at the AC Marriott Hotel recently. From left are: Dahlia Allen Palmer, Sheryl Dacres, Janice Grant Taffe, Curlinea
Director general of Statin Carol Coy (left) looks on while Leesha Delatie- Budair,deputy director general at Statin (centre), points out an important detail of the Labor Force Survey for July 2019 to Dr Natalee Simpson, director of surveys at STATIN , during the quarterly press briefing held at the Knutsford
MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says all councillors from municipalities across the island are expected to participate in the upcoming Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP20). The three-day event, which is slated to be held at the Montego
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (left), speaking during today's (October 17) quarterly press briefing at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. (Photo: JIS) KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting a second quarter calendar year economic growth of 1.3
Dr Eric Deans (left) with Capt Richard Sewell at the Sygnus Quarterly Business Breakfast Forum at the Terra Nova hotel in Kingston yesterday. (Photo: Karl McLarty) There is a chronic shortage of investments in building out Special Economic Zones (SEZs), in spite of growing overseas interests in bringing factories and
The 'Conu'co Market at the Cove', a local event that brings Jamaican farmers, artisans, chefs and entrepreneurs together to promote local products, is currently in its second year and will be held this Sunday, October 20 at Grizzly's Plantation Cove in Priory, St Ann, near Ocho Rios. The event, which
