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…
Category: Business & Economy
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….
Five cent bid for Ciboney shares
IEC Energy Company Limited, which recently became the majority shareholder of Ciboney Group, has made an offer for the minority shares that’s priced substantially below the former hotel company’s current market price. Still,…
Stocks Round Up | Margaritaville Turks, Lasco Financial and Ciboney today’s top performers
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index closed on a winning note on Tuesday. The slow trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 40/31. The JSE Combined Index advanced by 695.35 points or…
Connected & Protected student ambassador encourages internet safety
Ash-wayne Morrison, a Flow Foundation Student Ambassador who attends Galina Primary and Infant School in St Mary, is diligent in his advocacy of safer internet habits among his peers and family members. The…
