Ground transportation company JUTA Tours is starting an express bus service that will compete directly with luxury coach Knutsford Express, on the Kingston-Montego Bay route. Details of the service are still being worked…
Category: Business & Economy
What you need to do before and after your phone is stolen or lost
Phones hold so much of our digital lives – emails, social media and bank accounts, photos, chat messages and more – that, if they ever get stolen or go missing, it can cause…
FSC to review stock market oversight
The Financial Services Commission, FSC, will conduct a review of the stock market to see whether its rules adequately protect investors, and better align its oversight with international standards. It comes within the…
Paramount’s leadership huddles as losses mount
The leadership of Paramount Trading Jamaica Limited spent most of Monday in a huddle trying to chart the way forward, after the company posted a loss in its first quarter ending August. It…
Mexico says foreign firms have pledged US$20b in investments, but many are old or uncertain
Mexican officials announced on Tuesday what they claimed was US$20 billion in new foreign direct investment in Mexico, but much of that was neither new nor completely certain. Investor confidence in Mexico has…
Express Catering bullish on business despite travel dip
Express Catering Limited, which operates several restaurants at the Sangster International Airport, expects a positive outlook despite a double-digit dip in total passengers at the nation’s busiest airport in September. September to November…
Confidence on the wane, but consumers and firms willing to borrow
More than half of businesses and a quarter of consumers need cash or a loan, according to the latest JCC Business and Consumer Confidence Indices released on Tuesday. Consumer confidence dipped to 168.4…
Brazil blocking irregular online gambling as concern rises over addiction
Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push by the government to regulate the sector. The move comes as concerns grow about addiction, especially among…
Oran Hall | Bumpy ride from rural Jamaica to a university education
Recognising that education holds the key to a bright future, many parents make significant effort to give their children a fighting chance to get a meaningful education. They expect it to be the…
Fesco strikes distribution deal with auto parts wholesaler Auto Don
Petroleum marketing company, Future Energy Source Company Limited, is moving to carve more market share for its proprietary Jamaica-blended lubricating oils, Futroil. Petroleum marketing companies generally market their own brands, but with only…