Question: I am in bad debt on two angles. I have an outstanding credit card debt, and I also have a bad debt, with a company in the micro finance sector. The latter was a loan I stupidly took for my boyfriend at the time, and he has made no

Exports of Jamaica increased 17.6 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018, according to an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report which said that sales from Latin America and the Caribbean to overseas markets were the highest in six years. The stronger expansion for Jamaica was due to increased

Construction of the offshore gas pipeline for JAMALCO's $24 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant has been completed. This was disclosed by managing director Austin Mooney during a tour of JAMALCO’s mines and refinery operations in Halse Hall, Clarendon on Thursday. Mooney, who said the project was on track

The Government of Jamaica has announced that it will take legislative action for ownership of the 49 per cent share in the local oil refinery, PetroJam, held by Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company, PDV Caribe. Speaking at a press conference yesterday Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

TAMPA, United States (AFP) — The world's oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet, researchers said Thursday. The findings in the US Journal Science, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences,

KRAKATOA, Indonesia — This aerial picture taken on December 23, 2018 by Bisnis Indonesia shows the Anak (Child) Krakatoa volcano erupting in the Sunda Straits off the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java. (Photo: AFP) FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) — Natural disasters including wildfires, hurricanes and tsunamis

From left: Stacey McKenzie, international supermodel and one of the 2019 Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run patrons; Christopher Zacca, president and CEO of Sagicor Group Jamaica; Yohan Blake, World and Olympic champion, who is a second-time Sigma Run patron; Dr R. Danny Williams, chairman, Sagicor Foundation and singer Tessanne Chin at

Fraser Fontaine & Kong (FFK) has transformed to FFK 'N ROLL, a complete online process that will offer quick access to status reports about insurance policies to all employed Jamaicans who are FFK clients. This replaces all paper enrolments, resulting in real time status updates on various benefits, making the

The John Lee-controlled K Limited continues to sell down its holdings in 138 Student Living (138SL) with roughly $260 million sold to a pension fund managed by NCB Insurance Company, NCBIC, according to market data on the housing developer. "I am not involved in the day-to-day operations at the

Question: I read your column published in The Gleaner yesterday, and I must say that it was quite enlightening as it answered some of the questions that I had regarding investing in stocks. I currently have savings that I would like to invest but would like to protect my capital.