THE electoral watchdog group Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) has joined the growing list of entities expressing concern over the Government’s decision to shutter the Office of the Political Ombudsman….
Legislators question proposal in JTC Bill for protection against legal action
SOME legislators reviewing the proposed Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill have raised concerns regarding a provision for the protection of individual members of the council’s subcommittee – the professional practice and conduct committee…
Radiation Roots puts out U Brown – No Stoppin’ This Music
Radiation Roots puts out U Brown – No Stoppin’ This Music NEW RELEASE The Radiaton Roots LP No Stoppin’ This Music by U Brown features some of his best vintage tunes cut at…
Staff on edge at NCB
Staff at the NCB Financial Group subsidiaries, especially NCB Jamaica and NCB Capital Markets, are on edge in the wake of major changes made to the senior management of the companies in a…
Portland Fund III to deploy one-third of funds to women-led companies
Portland Private Equity LP, an investment firm controlled by Michael Lee-Chin, is promising to target women for financing through the new equity fund it’s in the process of seeding. Portland Caribbean Fund III,…
Seprod gets shareholder nod to create new shares
Food manufacturing and distribution company Seprod on Wednesday received shareholder approval to increase the company’s authorised shares, but is still silent on when the new capital will be deployed and for what purpose….
Sagicor Financial Company clears last hurdle to acquire Ivari
Sagicor Financial Company Limited (SFC) has received all regulatory approvals to acquire Canadian life insurance company Ivari and expects to complete the transaction by October 3, subsequent to the end of its third…
Seprod eyes US$1 billion in sales by next three years
Focused on its target to double exports in the next two years, manufacturing and distribution conglomerate Seprod Limited said it is also pushing to reach US$1 billion in sales. Describing the move as…
Did the Jamaican Government Diss West Indies Cricket?
Between 2005 and 2007, Jamaica spent more than Ja$3.0 billion to raise up the Trelawny facility and to rehabilitate Sabina Park in preparation for hosting matches for the then ICC 2007 Cricket World Cup….
Stocks Round Up | Some 22.5 million units traded today
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index lost ground on Thursday. The moderate trading, ended with an advance/decline ratio of 59/35. The JSE Combined Index declined by 2,157.21 points or 0.64 per cent…