Fifty years after its inception, the proposed objectives of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) largely remains a pipe dream marred by a failure to deliver on much of the intended outcomes, stakeholders across the…
Category: Business & Economy
Caricom at 50
FORMER Prime Minister PJ Patterson said Caricom governments should pursue opportunities to create linkages between tourism and the creative industries to move regional integration forward, but at least one businessman believes economic integration…
Despite slow adopters, telemedicine gaining traction
There is still resistance from traditional doctors and pharmacists and cultural leanings to overcome, but telehealth and telemedicine have been gaining traction in Jamaica, and new investors are entering the market with web-based…
Mayberry Investments to exit stock market, and replaced by new group company on JSE
Mayberry Invest-ments Limited, MIL, a boutique investment bank with a net worth of $26 billion, is rearranging its corporate structure to distinguish its regulated operations. The non-regulated operations will be shifted to a…
Stocks Round Up | 127 stocks traded today
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index declined marginally on Thursday. The hectic trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 52/44. The JSE Combined Index declined by 385.17 points or 0.11 per cent to close…
Tesla sales climb on tax credits, broader EV adoption
Tesla Inc’s second-quarter deliveries rose 83 per cent from a year ago after the company cut prices several times on its four electric vehicle models and buyers took advantage of US government tax…
Wolmer’s Girls hosts final Safer Internet School project
The Connected and Protected Safer Internet School Grant (SISG) made its final stop at Wolmer’s Girls’ School on Monday, June 26 as the Flow Foundation wrapped up its online safety sessions for the…
Stocks Round Up | Ciboney today’s top performer, CAC 2,000 leads decliners
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index again declined on Wednesday. The slow to moderate trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 52/44. The JSE Combined Index declined by 489.22 points or 0.14…
ROK Hotel shakes up Food Awards
ROK Hotel Kingston copped the most awards at the 24th annual Table Talk Food Awards this year, including Restaurant of the Year. The event, held recently on the lawns of Devon House in…
False and misleading
iCreate CEO Tyrone Wilson is taking issue with a letter purported to have been written by a group calling itself JSE Investors United in which certain damning allegations were made against him regarding…