Focused on its target to double exports in the next two years, manufacturing and distribution conglomerate Seprod Limited said it is also pushing to reach US$1 billion in sales. Describing the move as…
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Stocks Round Up | Some 22.5 million units traded today
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index lost ground on Thursday. The moderate trading, ended with an advance/decline ratio of 59/35. The JSE Combined Index declined by 2,157.21 points or 0.64 per cent…
Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 3.4m autos due to fire risk
Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 3.4 million vehicles in the United States and telling owners to park them outside due to the risk of engine compartment fires. The recalls cover multiple car…
Stocks Round Up | Portland JSX today’s top advancer
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index continued its winning ways on Wednesday. The heavy trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 59/35. The JSE Combined Index advanced by 6,224.68 points or 1.89…
Gas and diesel prices going down Thursday
Motorists will pay less for gas and diesel when they go to the pumps on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $3.06 to sell for…
Buyer, beware!
JAMAICANS looking to make the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) are being urged by insurers to ensure they purchase the vehicles from a locally registered new car dealer or they may have issues…
Renewables boost
Marubeni Power International has now confirmed that renewables have been chosen to replace old fossil fuel-fired power plants at Rockfort and Hunt’s Bay in Kingston. The company made the revelation about the choice…
Wall Street falls sharply as its September slump gets even worse
NEW YORK, USA (AP) – Wall Street’s ugly September got even worse Tuesday as a sharp drop in stocks brought them back to where they were in June. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.5…
What’s in a name?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet If you asked Shakespeare, a name is quite irrelevant. If…
Express Catering adding two more franchises to Sangster line-up
Express Catering Limited, ECL, a food service company which operates at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, is adding two franchise brands, Bento Sushi and Freshens, which will launch within six months….
