Gary Matalon, CEO of the KLE Group, which operates the Tracks & Records restaurants co-branded with partner Usain Bolt, is more upbeat about the franchise, based on better than expected sales at the first foreign casual diner now operating in London. Matalon partly ascribed the reception to the latest UBTR
Although not conclusively attributing the drastic plunge in persons being shot and stabbed in the Old Capital to the state of public emergency, chief executive officer of the Spanish Town Hospital, Dwayne Francis, said it was a positive sign that there was less bloodletting. However, he said the hospital could
Usain Bolt’s Tracks & Records restaurant is going overseas. The popular bar, restaurant, and lounge will open its first venue in the London in the United Kingdom on October 10. It will be the first of 15 restaurants to be opened across the UK over the next 5 years. “After
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Robust US GDP growth continued in the third quarter but at a slower pace as the economy faced mounting headwinds from trade, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Coming just 11 days before nail-biting midterm elections, the figures show the large head of steam still driving
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — China produced around two new billionaires a week last year as the fortunes of the world's ultra-rich soared by a record amount, a report said Friday. Billionaires' wealth enjoyed its “greatest-ever” increase in 2017, rising 19 per cent to US$8.9 trillion shared among 2,158 individuals,
New York, USA — Representatives of the Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board in the United States have scheduled a leadership summit for November 16 to 18, 2018, in an effort to formulate a cohesive development plan for the grouping here. It will mark the first time that such a summit —
QUESTION: How can I use my land title as an investment tool or to get a loan? - Ackeem FINANCIAL ADVISER: A loan against property belongs to the secured-loan category where the borrower gives a guarantee by using his property as security. This is an effective way to use the
The KLE Group, developers of the Bessa villas in partnership with Sagicor Group Jamaica, says in a new update on the project that the St Mary development will cost US$22 million. The developers are already taking reservations for units, which should be delivered by 2020, KLE Group CEO Gary Matalon
The following story is being published exclusively in Jamaica by the Jamaica Observer with the permission of the London-based Central Banking Publications, who published it first. As the story indicates, independence for Bank of Jamaica is not just a big deal for Jamaica, but is in fact a game-changer for
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) — Grenada is expected to maintain economic growth for the sixth-consecutive year, based on prelimiary data for the first half of this year. Describing this as a remarkable achievement, Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell says the sectors contributing to the increasing economic activities since his New
