M anufacturing and distribution company Seprod Limited got innovative during the pandemic, putting out new products, developing new partnerships, and reshaping aspects of the business. Having cauterised the loss-making side of the operation, sugar... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20210212/seprod-doubles-profit-abnormal-2020
Britain’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that a group of Nigerian farmers and fishermen can sue Royal Dutch Shell PLC in English courts over pollution in a region where the Anglo-Dutch energy giant has a subsidiary. Five justices on the United Kingdom’s top court said Shell may owe a “duty of
A project between the Government of Jamaica and the International Labour Organization, or ILO, which is intended to shift businesses and workers in three sectors into the formal economy, has so far made progress on two – agriculture and fishing.... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20210214/ilo-funded-transition-farmers-fishers-formal-system-begins-domestic
The associations that speak for payday lenders, Jamaica Micro Financing Association, or JamFA, and the Jamaica Association for Micro Financing, known as JamFin, are heading into more talks this week to reinforce their message to members – that some... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20210214/microfins-putting-out-ma-feelers
ONE of the expected impacts of the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 measures was always the possibility of increased crime, as children are out of school, the distraction of parties no longer exist, and the economic restrictions no doubt have had a significant negative economic impact on many.
A high-level courtesy call by non-profit organisation INMED Caribbean on Minister Floyd Green and officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has resulted in an endorsement from the minister for the organisation's Increasing Access to Climate-Smart Agriculture (IACA) initiative. The call included representatives from the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS),
QUESTION: I am a contributor to the National Housing Trust (NHT) and have never received a benefit and am keen to own my own home but prefer to buy one on the open market even if I have to do some repairs after acquiring it. Also, since I work in
Wisynco Group is feeling the sting of COVID-19 with the latest quarterly profit and revenue going down with a projection for further depressed activity. In its just-released financial results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2020, Wisynco highlighted that the business continues to suffer as a result of
With the new year off to a seemingly fast start, investors are eager to find ways to identify areas of potential gain. Sterling Asset Management, in their latest Virtual Investor Forum, Eugene Stanley –VP Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange and Dwayne Neil, AVP, Personal Financial Planning, joined moderator Marian Ross
Although equity markets are far from their all-time highs, investors demand for equity investments hasn't waned as Derrimon Trading Limited (DTL) and PROVEN Investments Limited's (PIL) multi-billion additional public offerings (APO) were both heavily oversubscribed. With Barita Investments Limited and Sygnus Credit Investments Limited paving the road for further equity
