CULTURE has a significant role to play in any company or organisation’s success. It impacts the way employees behave, affects how audiences and prospects react, and influences overall business health and function. Despite…
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EduFocal goes after training opportunities in Africa
EDUCATION technology firm EduFocal Limited, through its latest expansion to Lagos, Nigeria, is looking to take advantage of emerging teacher training opportunities which have presented themselves in the African country. Lagos, as one…
UTech, Sagicor develop Swifpay mobile wallet
The University of Technology Jamaica and Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited are partnering on a mobile wallet that’s first to be tested on the university campus. Depending on the receptivity, a decision will be…
Ultra-expensive Hambani delayed, some units unsold
The ultra-exclusive Hambani luxury complex, sporting the most expensive known residential units listed at the equivalent of about $310 million per unit, at today’s conversion rate, is more than a year behind schedule,…
Stocks Round Up | Ciboney again the top advancer
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index declined marginally on Tuesday. The heavy and hectic trading, ended with an advance/decline ratio of 46/53. The JSE Combined Index declined by 113.78 points or 0.03…
Company executives urge EU to rethink world-leading AI rules
More than 150 executives are urging the European Union to rethink the world’s most comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, saying upcoming regulations will make it harder for companies in Europe to compete with…
Stocks Round Up | Ciboney today’s top advancer
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index opened the week in decline on Monday. The moderate trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 42/49. The JSE Combined Index declined by 2,842.58 points or…
Lasco Distributors expanding distribution range
AMIDST its search for an acquisition target, Lasco Distributors Limited (LASD) has continued to expand the distribution of products under the various consumer categories while it plots a path to expanding its footprint…
Finsac sells Ciboney to Wayne Wray
The Financial Sector Adjustment Company, better known as Finsac, has sold Ciboney Group to Wiltshire Consulting and Advisory Limited afters years of trying trying to offload its majority stake. The cost of the…
New rice rules for $9b market
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica, BSJ, released new draft standards for the US$56-million ($9-billion) rice importation sector following reports of inconsistent grain and moisture content. The national standards body will allow the public…