SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC): THE ECONOMIC Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is predicting that regional economies will grow by 1.2 per cent this year as they face “a complex external scenario”…
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Mitigating the risk of fraud
IF YOU operate a small enterprise in Jamaica, there are two very compelling reasons that make proactively mitigating the risk of fraud an urgent priority for 2023 and the foreseeable future. The first…
RUBiS invests $308m in solar PV installations
RUBiS Energy Jamaica is investing $308 million in the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems across its islandwide service station network as part of an initiative geared towards promoting energy sustainability and the…
VM Finance UK carves niche in real estate financing
VM Group has expanded its services in the United Kingdom by carving out a niche in the real estate financing market through its subsidiary VM Finance (UK) Limited. Formed in 2018, VM Finance…
VM Group to strengthen building society capital base
THE VM Group said part of its proposed $11-billion capital raise will be directed to strengthening the base of the building society. The move is designed to allow the conglomerate’s building society —…
Confusion as Twitter yanks blue checks from agencies
CHICAGO (AP): TWITTER HAS long been a way for people to keep track of tornado watches, train delays, news alerts or the latest crime warnings from their local police department. But when the…
One on One profit dips for Q2
SECOND-QUARTER profits of edtech company One on One Educational Services slid to $6.1 million for the period ending February 2023, owing to higher expenses, as the company continued its investment in growth projects…
Oran A. Hall | Good and bad of share buybacks
THERE IS always something happening on the stock exchange. The market is soft, but perhaps because of it, to some extent, some listed companies are buying back their shares from investors, and it…
Mystic Mountain’s majority shareholder asks for rehabilitation of company
DEBBIE ANN Gordon, appointed Trustee in Bankruptcy for Mystic Mountain Limited — the attraction company that is going through insolvency proceedings – disclosed in a creditor’s report issued in March that she was…
SRF 2023 exits to deliver dividends
SYGNUS REAL Estate Finance (SRF) is again committing to delivering a return to investors in financial year ending August 2023. Chief Investment Officer at Sygnus Group, Jason Morris, is promising dividends during the…
