Access Financial Services Limited paid US$6.4 million ($830 million) for its first foreign acquisition, Embassy Loans Inc, a microlender based in Florida, United States, which it plans to use as a springboard for further expansion.

The deal was in the works

Shares in Playa Hotels & Resorts rallied at the top of the week following an announcement by Playa to buy back its own shares.

The rally, so far, has restored about US$1.4 million in the value of Sagicor Group Jamaica’s holdings

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — Jamaica says it is hoping to boost the economy through the construction of 6,000 additional hotel rooms early next year.

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said the initiative is expected to begin in January and would serve to

ROSE HALL, St James — Edmund Bartlett is urging individuals who have raised concerns about the extended time Government is taking to implement the long-awaited pension plan for tourism workers to be patient.

One such critic is former Tourism Minister Dr