Category: Business & Economy

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 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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

In a concerted effort to empower the next generation, Flow recently partnered with students of the Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at the University of the West Indies for an enlightening…

Environmental groups have urged a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of a meeting of a UN body in Jamaica that conservationists fear will soon authorise the world’s first licence to harvest minerals from…

THOUSANDS of customers of one of the country’s biggest telecoms companies remain vulnerable to cyberattacks through their Wi-Fi routers because of that entity’s failure to take adequate action against the threat. The device…