Rum sales at Worthy Park Estate are above pre-pandemic levels, due to increased distribution locally and overseas. The producer of Rum-Bar products generated 15 per cent more rum sales than in 2020, the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and about 10 per cent more than 2019, said Managing Director of

Executive Director of the Sagicor Foundation, Alysia White says several areas of the hospital have been identified for support based on the critical needs and the high patient numbers. Sagicor Foundation Jamaica, the organiser of the annual Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run, has announced that the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) will be the

After you've got your feet wet and you've been investing for a bit, chances are you'll be interested in ways to get better at it. One way that's been shown to work is to benefit from the expertise of others. Of course, you can find a team to professionally

There are many ways for shares to be increased or reduced in a company. This can vary from a share buy-back, stock split, reverse stock split, initial or additional public offerings or a stock option plan. Today's article will go through these various methods and how they benefit investors in

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pressing the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) to strengthen the supervision of financial conglomerates to reduce the risk their subsidiaries pose to the group and other financial entities. The IMF, in its latest assessment of Jamaica's economy, said while financial institutions in Jamaica are well

The holiday season brings a mix of joy and anxiety as everyone tries to figure out how to keep their loved ones happy and treat themselves while avoiding the proverbial “financial hole”. Create a holiday budget   According to at least one senior banking executive, the key to happy 'stress-

The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is projecting an average 65 per cent occupancy for the 2021 winter tourist season. This would be similar to 2019, which was the best winter tourist season in recent times. According the just re-elected JHTA president Clifton Reader, tourism is rebounding amid the COVID-19 pandemic but

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Shani Duncan-Falconer (seated, centre), senior corporate manager, JMMB Group SME Resource Centre and Professor Colin Gyles, actg. president, University of Technology, Jamaica sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two institutions at the JMMB Group’s head office during a recent signing ceremony. Looking on are Nigel Cooper (seated,