The Ministry of Agriculture is taking steps to prevent the illegal importation of pork products into the island, although there has been no confirmation that the popular meat has been coming into the…
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Scotia weighs in on legacy FX spreads, testing digital wallet
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited, SGJ, operator of Jamaica’s second largest bank, said on Monday that the handling of US cash was costly, resulting in the partial pass-through of the expense to customers in…
Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm
Devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are overheating more often during airline flights and passengers often put them in checked bags that go into the cargo hold, where a fire might not be detected…
Scotia looking to offer Apple Pay and Samsung Pay by next year
Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) plans to offer Apple Pay and Samsung Pay by next year, as part of plans to widen digital wallet acceptance. However, there is still no word on the largest…
Yaneek Page | Get ready for the social commerce wave
What is the best way for entrepreneurs and small businesses to sell more in 2025? The answer may be to invest heavily in social media to drive social commerce, which has taken hold…
The right education in Jamaica can lead to rapid growth, says IFC’s Diop
Improving education levels of Jamaica’s workforce is key to the country attracting some types of investment possible under large public-private partnership agreements, called PPPs, which can lead to rapid economic growth. This is…
Jamaica reassessing First-World nation goal under Vision 2030
With six years to go to meet its time line, Jamaica has achieved 60 per cent of its goal towards developed-world status under its Vision 2030: National Development Plan. The likelihood of fully…
Costs hampering installation of EV chargers
eMobility company, Evergo, is dialling back on its plans for the deployment of up to 300 EV chargers across Jamaica. CEO Wayne McKenzie said three critical factors related to power distribution, grid infrastructure…
Afreximbank to support Caribbean countries affected by Hurricane Beryl
CAIRO, Egypt, CMC – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Wednesday announced that it is donating more than half a million US dollars to aid disaster relief and rebuilding efforts across Caribbean countries…