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Island Products cramped for space
AT least one manufacturer is pleading for assistance to acquire land space to expand his factory operations. “Right now I can safely say our growth is limited only by space,” said Earl Barry…
Revamped Trade Act to amplify services
Against the backdrop of an expanding trade gap with the rest of the world and the search for comparative advantage, Jamaica will be revising its Trade Act that predated Independence – a time…
Patois-speaking AI chatbot developed for entrepreneurs
A new chatbot, which uses artificial intelligence to recognise and respond to patois and other languages, will be rolled out next month by a company called AcumenPro Limited will launch a. Branded as…
GK Jamaican Birthright participants excited about JA’s future with technology
Participants in this year’s GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme spoke highly of technology’s importance in advancing Jamaica’s development during a recent courtesy call to Flow’s Vice President and General Manager, Stephen Price. Flow is…
Europe signs off on a new privacy pact, allowing personal data to keep flowing to US
The European Union signed off Monday on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease European concerns about electronic spying by American…
Fesco aiming to triple cooking gas market share in months
In the three months since its soft launch into the household or liquid petroleum gas market, Future Energy Source Company Limited, which trades as Fesco, says it has secured 2.5 per cent share…
Agro park network adding 1,300 hectares of farmlands, cold storage
Agro-Investment Corporation, the state agency with responsibility for agricultural investment and promotion, is expanding the agro park network by 1,300 hectares that are to be commissioned into service within two years. Infrastructure work,…
Unlocking the glass ceiling
WHEN Stanley Motta listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2018, it bucked a trend in the history of public companies in Jamaica — it had a board which was made up…
Upercart: Transforming grocery delivery and remittance utilisation
Upercart , a Jamaican online grocery store founded by entrepreneur Franz Weathers, aims to transform the delivery and utilisation of remittances for grocery purchases on the island. The service, which intends to provide…