AS fire rages at the Riverton City dump in St Catherine earlier this week, blanketing the Corporate Area and Portmore with smoke for yet another year, one entrepreneur is pressing the Government to…
Category: Business & Economy
JPS applies for new electricity rates
THE Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has applied for its annual tariff adjustments with a proposal for a 0.8 per cent increase in rates for residential customers while some commercial customers rate will…
PA Benjamin Cosmetics increasing distribution
PA Benjamin Cosmetics brand is looking to double its local distribution and triple its international distribution units this year. Business Development Manager Toni-Moy Stewart said the new hair and skin products have met…
Jamaica Broilers pumps $200m into Cumberland hatchery
The Jamaica Broilers Group, JBG, is projecting a 70 per cent spike in the production of broiler chicks after pouring $200 million into expansion of a hatchery in Cumberland, St Catherine. A sizeable…
Wisynco maintains record performance for Q3
Beverage manufacturing and distribution company, Wisynco Group Limited, has for the second consecutive quarter maintained earnings of $1.2 billion on record sales of $12 billion. The third-quarter performance, which covered the period January…
Mass event will let hackers test limits of AI technology
No sooner did ChatGPT get unleashed than hackers started ‘jailbreaking’ the artificial intelligence chatbot – trying to override its safeguards so it could blurt out something unhinged or obscene. But now its maker,…
Gordon survives attempt to turf her as Mystic Mountain trustee
The Supreme Court has refused an application to remove Debbie-Ann Gordon as trustee of Mystic Mountain Limited, MML, an adventure park operator that’s in bankruptcy; but the judge also approved five inspectors who…
Regency Petroleum comes to town
Regency Petroleum Company has got the green light to set up a gas station in Kingston, which will open for business a year from now. The petrol station, intended for Spanish Town Road,…
Former Enchanted Gardens back on the market for US$15m
The Turtle River Falls and Gardens in St Ann, which was built on lands that formed part of the former Enchanted Gardens property, has been listed for sale on the real estate market…
Court annuls bailouts for Lufthansa, SAS airlines
A top European Union court ruled Wednesday that EU competition authorities were wrong to approve massive bailouts designed to help German flag-carrier Lufthansa and Scandinavian airline SAS deal with the impact of COVID-19…
