Success in the Jamaican market continues to spur the growth of Gustazos Travel, which was opened by Gustazos on the island in 2021. The online travel company offering customised travel packages including group…
Category: Business & Economy
Almeida takes over Guardian chair, Hylton still a director
Robert Almeida has taken up a second position formerly held by Patrick Hylton, whose two-decade-old leadership of banking group NCB is wrapping up. On Friday, August 4, Almeida, who has a central role…
True Pet Food goes regional
TRUE Pet Food is tapping into regional markets . According to Tina Hamilton, head of True Pet Food, and senior manager of pet foods for CB Group, the brand is finally responding to…
Deeper monitoring coming for food establishments
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be deploying technology to better track the eleven or so categories of food organisations that are regulated by its internal Environmental Health Division. The estimated cost…
Education needs synergy with entertainment industry
CHAIRMAN of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association board Ewan Simpson is calling for more formal partnerships between the education system and private event planners and producers. “It helps both because it will give…
Knutsord Express ready for growth opportunities
KNUTSFORD Express is positioning itself for greater growth opportunities after the company had what CEO Oliver Townsend termed a “record-breaking” financial performance. The company reported an almost 48.6 per cent jump in revenue…
‘Be vigilant’: FSC warns pension managers amid $2b equity slide
The Financial Services Commission, FSC, warned fund managers to stay vigilant to protect against the further erosion of clients’ pension funds, which took a $2 billion beating in the first quarter, amid the…
Lasco Financial cuts jobs to bend profit curve
An organisational restructuring carried out by Lasco Financial Services Limited over the months of April to June has resulted in 15 posts being made redundant across LasFin and its subsidiary Lasco Microfinance, the…
GK to acquire contract manufacturer Unibev
GraceKennedy Limited (GK) has entered into an agreement to acquire privately owned Jamaican manufacturing company Unibev Limited. Branding itself as beverage contract manufacturer, Unibev specialises in fully integrated beverage solutions, which means it…
‘It’s not true’
Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President Metry Seaga on Wednesday dismissed the notion that Jamaica is a sample market, pointing to areas in which Jamaica businesses have built their capacity to export…