Villedon creates ‘Bad Gyal’ Flankers, MoBay, has let loose Villedon, one of the biggest surprises in the music arena, and he has taken along ‘Bad Gyal’, one of his cheerleaders. The deejay comes…
Flow expects US$44m payout for Beryl
Hurricane Beryl triggered insurance payouts for Flow’s operations in Jamaica and select islands, equating to an estimated US$44 million, the parent company of the regional telecommunications services provider has said. “The overall impact…
Ultra Financier adds private credit to loan offerings
Upmarket lender Ultra Financier is adding private credit as a new line of business, in addition to making loans to high net-worth clients. CEO David Henriques says its meant to shake off the…
Majority of NCB’s Beryl-impacted ATMs back in commission
More than a fifth of National Commercial Bank’s automated teller machine network was blown off course by Hurricane Beryl, more than a month ago, but nearly all of them are now back online,…
Sygnus Capital leads in US$25m financing deal to fix Bahamian roads
Sygnus Capital acted as lead arranger of a private-public partnership with Caribbean Pavement Solutions, CPS, to fund a road improvement project covering 65 per cent of the road network on the island of…
Lasco building out facility as pharmaceutical division grows
In response to the growth of its pharmaceutical operations, Lasco Distributors Limited has acquired a commercial property in the vicinity of its base on Red Hills Road in Kingston to facilitate the division’s…
Embattled Mark Barnett requests separation from NWC
By Clinton McGregor President of the National Water Commission Mark Barnett…
Two charged for illegal gun seized in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon
By Racquel Porter Two men who were arrested at Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon…
JPS says it met August 12 restoration timeline, but thousands still without power
By Racquel Porter The Jamaica Public Service Company says it has…
724 people killed so far this year
By Clinton McGregor According to the latest crime statistics, 14 people…