Local coffee traders are facing a hot dilemma over the fulfilment of US$100,000 worth of orders to China. If the beans are shipped, Customs in China may allow them to be cleared and…
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Trade Board opening up auto pre-inspection to multiple service providers
The Trade Board Limited will be opening up pre-owned vehicle inspections to multiple players when the current contract for the Japanese service provider expires in January. The agency has already began recruitment with…
Mixed feeling
With NCB Financial Group Limited’s (NCBFG) extraordinary general meeting (EGM) only 11 days away, different asset managers are having mixed signals on the multi-billion-dollar additional public offering (APO) following the recent departure of…
Stocks Round Up | tTech, Edufocal the biggest winners today
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index clawed back lost ground on Wednesday. The busy trading on small volumes, ended with an advance/decline ratio of 45/39. The JSE Combined Index advanced by 2,806.14…
Xi promises open markets and billions in new investments for China’s ‘Belt and Road’ projects
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised foreign companies greater access to China’s huge market and more than US$100 billion in new financing for other developing economies as he opened a forum Wednesday on his…
Honouring senior citizens: Flow Foundation, NCSC celebrate the elderly
In a demonstration of its ongoing commitment to enabling the lives of Jamaica’s elderly, the Flow Foundation joined the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in underscoring the importance of recognising the seniors’…
Mayberry deepening microfinance interest
MAYBERRY Investments Limited has purchased an additional 10 per cent stake in Dolla Financial Services Limited as it increases its interest in listed microfinance companies. The disclosure, which was made to the Jamaica…
Mass uptick in reported cyber incidents
Significantly driven by the evolution of new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and quantum computing, stakeholders have indicated that they are now witnessing a more than 200 per cent…
‘Not OUR purview’
THE Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has hit back at claims that it is not adequately monitoring telephone calls for tax purposes, saying its regulatory role does not extend to such monitoring and…
Air travel to Kingston dips at the start of fall
Air travel to Jamaica slowed last month, with the airport in Kingston registering its first decline for the year. On the ground, that translated to a soft September for the tourism market, according…