A St Thomas family is grateful no lives were lost when a section of their house in Ramble was destroyed during the magnitude-5.6 earthquake on Monday. One member of the family, who gave…
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Less stress
THE Integrity Commission (IC) Oversight Committee has accepted a recommendation to increase to $12 million, the statutory declaration threshold for public sector workers. The recommendation, if approved by Parliament, should bring the number…
Anna Thickas dances into the Deejaying World
Anna Thickas dances into the Deejaying World Anna Thickas, after over 10 years dancing from August Town, St. Andrew, to the full length of the North coast, finally steps into the world of…
Double-digit defaults on NHT mortgages
The National Housing Trust, NHT, says the number of homeowners in default on their mortgages is on the decline, even while reporting that the delinquencies are in the region of 14 per cent…
NCB gets go-ahead for share sale
NCB Financial Group received shareholder approval on Tuesday to sell up to 450 million new shares to investors. It puts the potential size of the additional public offering at about $27.8 billion based…
Mailpac looks to ‘swoop’ down on customers
E-commerce services provider Mailpac Limited, in pushing to recover lost earnings, said it will, as part of the strategy going forward, seek to go after more customers through new products and services created…
‘It’s an absolute urgency’
CHAIRMAN of the Margaritaville Caribbean Group Ian Dear said the country will have to soon act with “absolute urgency” to address a tightening labour market with imported labour, particularly for entities operating in…
Chas E Ramson: A century of distribution success and family legacy
FOR over a century, Chas E Ramson has been a stalwart in the world of distribution, and its story is one of end0uring family legacy and an ever-evolving portfolio. Founded 101 years ago,…
FirstCaribbean International Bank rebranding to CIBC
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited (CIBC FCIB) is planning to rebrand its business to that of its Canadian parent company in the coming financial year (FY) at a time when it is exiting…
Beware ethical dilemmas and greenwashing in sustainability reporting, warns ACCA
WE need to ensure that poor quality application of the professional accountant’s code of ethics doesn’t undermine positive progress in implementing sustainability reporting by businesses — Global Ethics Day warning. The latest research…