Blue Mountain Coffee Ventures Limited, BMCV, is weighing a richer blend of tourism and coffee, with plans to add a hospitality component to its rural St Andrew operation as it looks for ways…
Category: Business & Economy
CB to manufacture pet food again
Poultry company Caribbean Broilers Group, CB, will be developing a pet food plant at its Newport Mills complex in Kingston, marking its re-entry to that market but on a wider scale than a…
Dolla CEO resigns, on ‘garden’ leave
Kadeen Mairs has resigned as chief executive officer of Dolla Financial Services. A notice posted late Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange said he had commenced ‘garden’ leave, effective July 28. Garden leave…
Dolla CEO resigns, on ‘garden’ leave
Kadeen Mairs has resigned as chief executive officer of Dolla Financial Services. A notice posted late Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange said he had commenced ‘garden’ leave, effective July 28. Garden leave…
St George’s College committed to internet safety for its students
More than 1,000 boys of St George’s College were educated on internet safety and the dangers of phishing during the school’s implementation of the Flow Foundation’s Connected and Protected Safer Internet School Grant…
DIVIDENDS DILEMMA
THE Jamaica Stock Exchange Limited (JSE) is among a number of financial entities that have decided not to declare a dividend in what can be described as a challenging economic environment. This was…
Clarke urges quick action on Caricom tax law to align with global 15% initiative
Caricom will need to update its tax arrangements to align with the movement towards a minimum global tax on businesses, and Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke is pushing for the bloc to…
NCB, Scotia partner with NHT on housing loans
The National Housing Trust, NHT, expects to onboard more partners, including credit unions, merchant banks and building societies, under the newly revised External Financing Mortgage Programme by August, when the long-standing Joint Financing…
Project STAR seeks more support through social IPO
PROJECT STAR is calling for more support as it continues to raise awareness of its first social initial public offering (IPO) on the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE). “This is the first time…
Creatives urged to join industry association
To better organise and attract funding support, players in the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are being urged to have greater participation in their local association. Co-founder and executive director of Kingston Creative…
