Category: Business & Economy

WHEN Larry Gardener decided to go into early retirement and returned to Jamaica eight years ago, little did he know he would be building a brand that would be growing nationally, while being…

Pharmaceutical distribution company Indies Pharma Jamaica Limited is looking to secure approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for at least one, if not both, of its new generic drugs being…

GOING cashless could reduce crime, provide greater financial inclusion, and help economic activity to be better measured, according to an economist lecturer. “There’s money in the economy that we don’t necessarily know, so…

MOVING into a digital society with a population that is not cyber aware or cyber secure can open up the potential for more cyber fraud attacks. “When it comes to cyber securing, phishing…

MOBILE wallet and payment systems are still lacking on the interoperability side but are winning financial inclusion for the unbanked. As more electronic payment and wallet systems come on-stream, the question of how…

COME the end of this month, it will be two years since NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG) last paid a dividend to its shareholders whose reliance on the financial conglomerate’s previously consistent payments…

For two days, June 7 and 8, the Jamaica Stock Exchange, JSE, will be in the Dominican Republic in downtown Santo Domingo to attract the attention of investors in that country and facilitate…

JAMAICA’S potential to become a cashless society is determined by an ecosystem requiring all efforts from the Government, businesses and consumers, according to one technology expert. Dushyant Savadia, CEO of the Amber Group…

Over 200 girls, aged 13 to 16 years, left Flow’s recent Girls in ICT Expo feeling motivated and ready to innovate. The event provided students from across the island with a unique opportunity…

A pandemic can change perspective. And for Thalia Lyn, the past chief executive, deputy chair and founder of food service company Island Grill Group, that meant a recalibration about who to hand over…