Category: Business & Economy

MASTERCARD on Friday announced the introduction of Mastercard Crypto Credential, a set of common standards and infrastructure that will help verify interactions among consumers and businesses using blockchain networks. Mastercard Crypto Credential aims…

PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), John Mahfood and Aswad Morgan, chairman of the organising committee of Expo Jamaica 2023, on Thursday evening both welcomed the Government of Jamaica’s (GOJ)sponsorship…

VM Group Limited is looking to expand its private equity portfolio as it looks to partner with businesses across the Caribbean. At a Jamaica Observer Business Forum held last Wednesday, executive members of…

FRUSTRATED by her own battle with chronic acne, Dr Kymberley Johnson set out a few years ago to treat herself, turning to formally studying the matter and remedies, but little did she know…

I won’t forget the first time I took a ride in a car without anyone sitting in the driver’s seat. It happened one night last September when a Chevy Bolt named Peaches picked…

You don’t normally think for long about the lasting impact your actions have on unknown business colleagues. This is particularly true if they haven’t even been born. But is there a reason to…

The rerouting of ring road at the University Hospital of the West Indies, UHWI, is now out to tender as plans ramp for the phased development of five structures, referred to as medical…

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (Jampro) said it will be going after newer industries such as the blue economy as it pushes to drive diversification and bring greater value-added for the country. According to…

The Micheal Lee-Chin Jr start-up Seed Jamaica recently secured its long-awaited approval from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) to operate as a licensed microcredit institution. Seed’s approval follows a number of other microfinancing…

PIONEER Manufacturing Distribution Company Limited has set its sight on going public this year and has tapped NCB Capital Markets Limited (NCBCM) to arrange financing with the funds already earmarked for the company’s…