Category: Business & Economy

By the end of 2024, more than 60 countries with close to a half of the world’s population will have had general elections, leading in some cases to significant changes. Jamaica’s is due…

Edgar Munn, a coffee buyer from the family that built Mavis Bank Coffee Factory, MBCF, will visit Jamaica next month with the goal of securing more beans for processing and sale in the…

The size of the microcredit market has grown to $46 billion, more than 15 per cent higher than a year ago, based on the loan balances of applicants, according to the Government of…

At least two large supermarket chains have increased their imports of vegetables to meet the reduction in local supplies that resulted from the passage of Hurricane Beryl two months ago. Hi-Lo Food Stores…

A major river in the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo is suddenly emerald green and clear skies this week turned from blue to grey. In the late afternoon, the sun’s rays filtering through…

The Ministry of Agriculture is taking steps to prevent the illegal importation of pork products into the island, although there has been no confirmation that the popular meat has been coming into the…

The Ministry of Agriculture is taking steps to prevent the illegal importation of pork products into the island, although there has been no confirmation that the popular meat has been coming into the…

Scotia Group Jamaica Limited, SGJ, operator of Jamaica’s second largest bank, said on Monday that the handling of US cash was costly, resulting in the partial pass-through of the expense to customers in…

Devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are overheating more often during airline flights and passengers often put them in checked bags that go into the cargo hold, where a fire might not be detected…

Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) plans to offer Apple Pay and Samsung Pay by next year, as part of plans to widen digital wallet acceptance. However, there is still no word on the largest…