Category: Business & Economy

El Salvador’s government has begun slapping a US$1,130 fee on travellers from dozens of countries connecting through the nation’s main airport, amid pressure from the United States to help control migration flows to…

Some local pharmacists describe as gold-plated the National Health Fund programme under which private pharmacies collect a fraction of the cost of drugs from clients but are repaid the full cost of the…

United Oil and Gas Plc wants the Jamaican government to further extend the timeline of its licence to explore for oil offshore. The company has now identified a preferred potential partner for the…

INVESTORS in the NCB Financial Group can look towards a dividend payment around Christmas this year, ending a two-and-a-half-year hiatus in what were regular quarterly payments before COVID. “A few minutes ago NCB…

VM Wealth Management Limited is set to receive a $1.5-billion capital injection from VM Financial Group Limited (VMFG) to further strengthen its capital base as market activity continues to soften. This $1.5 billion…

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index closed the week Friday, on a winning note. The moderate trading session ended with an advance/decline ratio of 46/40. The JSE Combined advanced by 1,420.45 points…

Approximately 300 students representing 16 schools from across the island gathered for the 12th staging of the Youth Consultative Conference held under the theme, ‘Creating a Culture of Peace Among Jamaica’s Youths’. The…

The multi-billion-dollar remittance market has heated up even further as Supreme Ventures Fintech Limited (SVFT) becomes the ninth company to receive a primary agent licence from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ). Supreme Ventures…

Gary ‘Butch’ Hendrickson, head of National Baking Company Limited, is exasperated with what he describes as recurring issues relating to raw materials import restrictions caused by government regulations that serve no one’s interests…

Century Aluminum Company, the owners of Jamalco, disclosed on Wednesday that during summer, the power generation unit at the Clarendon-based refinery malfunctioned, costing the company about US$22 million. The loss translates to $3.4…