Category: Business & Economy

When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced at the start of the pandemic in 2020, she suddenly noticed ads for an app called EarnIn. “You know how they get you…

Jamaica’s largest banking and financial conglomerate NCB Financial Group Limited has offered more than $53 billion worth of bonds to the market since March to refinance existing debt. One of the bonds currently…

Jamaica’s aviation regulator wants to develop a master plan that addresses expected passenger growth, the dearth of local operators, and the impact of aircraft such as drones, the technology around which is still…

The Biden administration issued final rules on Wednesday to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights, and to better disclose fees for baggage or cancelling a reservation. The…

The price of gas is going down by $1.06 on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 will sell for $176.20 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will sell for…

The planned divestment of Jamaica Mortgage Bank, JMB, via the stock market contemplates a carve out of a large chunk of the bank for sale to a key investor prior to the public…

Bondholders in Specialty Coffee Investments Company Limited, an outfit connected to businessman and investor Michael Lee-Chin, voted to extend the maturity of a bond by three months, but more negotiations could follow. The…

An artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been developed by artificial intelligence, in a trial in which it’s hoped that technology can ease the workload…

What do the following laws have in common from a small business owner’s vantage point? • Companies (Amendment) Act, 2023 • Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2023 • The Sexual Harassment Protection and Prevention Act…

The value of equities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose just above $2 trillion at the end of the March quarter, with some market experts describing the period as one of quiet buying….