If you are battling a video game goblin who speaks with a Cockney accent, or asking a gruff Scottish blacksmith to forge a virtual sword, you might be hearing the voice of actor…
Category: Business & Economy
JMMB DOUBLE WINDFALL
FINANCIAL CONGLOMERATE JMMB Group benefitted from a double windfall that resulted in the rocketing of its profit and capital. JMMB made profit of $15.1 billion for its December 2023 third-quarter, or 278 per…
WIHCON floats Chester Creek, gated community in Portmore
WEST INDIES Indies Home Construction Limited (WIHCON) is building a new gated community in Westchester, Portmore, St Catherine named Chester Creek. It is to be composed of four phases of residential and commercial…
ADVERTORIAL | Twelve tax tips for filing income tax returns
The following content is created and paid for by Tax Administration Jamaica. It’s that time of year when companies, company directors, self-employed persons and employed persons who earn additional income should be in…
Cal’s Manufacturing expands
FOOD MANUFACTURING and packaging company Cal’s Manufacturing Limited, which targets low-cost, high-demand foods and consumer products, has added more operating space as it seeks to increase output to both local and exports markets….
Fontana confident in consumers
THE PHARMACY chain Fontana Limited bagged $341 million in record profit from its second quarter, which ended in the busy Christmas season. It resulted in a 5.0 per cent growth in profit, in…
Date-night strike
Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) went on strike on Valentine’s Day, calling for higher pay and other changes to their working conditions….
Artificial intelligence, real emotion
NEW YORK: A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated. He experienced a “ton” of romantic feelings, but he also knew it was an illusion. That’s because his girlfriend…
Bermuda on trajectory for returning to pre-COVID-19 numbers
HAMILTON, Bermuda: THE BERMUDA Tourism Authority (BTA) says the British Overseas Territory (BOTT) has recorded “a significant turning point” in visitor arrivals last year, recording a total of 714,000 as compared with 808,000…
PERMISSION GRANTED!
FORMER TRUSTEE for Mystic Mountain Limited, Debbie-Ann Gordon, was granted permission on Monday to present her grounds for appeal on or before February 23, in relation to costs awarded against her in the…
