Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won’t reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year. They are…
Category: Business & Economy
138 Student Living debt solution by June 2025
Student accommodation company 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited is still hunting for a solution for its debt load of $3.2 billion year ending September. The company spent $331.78 million over the financial year…
Jetcon exiting used-car market by end-December
By year end, used car dealer Jetcon will be turning the page on the business that has been its mainstay for the past 35 years. The company will shift to selling new cars….
Chris Williams sets up new business to Spark more FDI flows
On his way out the door at Proven, investment banker and entrepreneur Christopher Williams has found a new challenge. He has set up a new company called Spark FDI Limited, which will operate…
Landmark fish and meat markets in London to close, ending 1,000 years of tradition
Two of London’s most famous markets – one selling fish, the other meat – are set to close in the coming years, bringing an end to traditions stretching back to medieval times. On…
Gas prices going down Thursday
Motorists will pay less for gas when they go to the pumps on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $0.28 to sell for $158.13 per…
Wigton I to replace wind with solar
Wigton Energy Limited says it has got approval from the Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport to pursue the replacement of the 20.7MW Wigton I wind facility with solar. It comes on…
Corporate Jamaica still pitching for imported workers
Corporate Jamaica hasn’t given up on its push to import more foreign labour. Private sector interests are calling on the government to make the process to bring in workers from abroad less complicated…
UN COP29 climate deal disappoints
In the wee hours of Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an agreement on how rich countries can cough up the funds to support poor countries…