PERTH, Australia (AFP) — Jamaica won a Women’s World Cup match for the first time with a deserved 1-0 victory over debutantes Panama on Saturday to close on a place in the last…
Speid: I am ready for Portland seat
Former president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) and veteran educator Owen Speid has confirmed that he will be back in Jamaica within days to further his push to represent the People’s National…
Chocolate-maker targets high-end market
CHOCOLATE-MAKING operation One One Cacao has shifted its business model from not only providing dark chocolate bars to discerning consumers, but supplying dark chocolate to be used for baking by catering businesses and…
Project STAR on show
Project STAR says 2023 is its awareness year as it continues to promote its social IPO on the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) which opened July 22. The team invited a group of…
Byron Blake | Planet at the brink
June 2023 was recorded as the hottest June on record with July as the hottest month in recorded climate history. July 3 marked the hottest day ever recorded. Record-breaking triple-digit temperatures and wildfires…
Imani Tafari-Ama | Diplomacy, culture and the buggery law
Jamaica recently refused to grant immunity to the partner of a diplomat from the United States (US) because the couple is involved in a same-sex union. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign…
CB to manufacture pet food again
Poultry company Caribbean Broilers Group, CB, will be developing a pet food plant at its Newport Mills complex in Kingston, marking its re-entry to that market but on a wider scale than a…
‘Distinguish Jamaican premium coffee for foreign palates’
Blue Mountain Coffee Ventures Limited, BMCV, is weighing a richer blend of tourism and coffee, with plans to add a hospitality component to its rural St Andrew operation as it looks for ways…
Do You Know the Distinguishing Features of Jamaica’s New Banknotes?
In June 2023, Jamaica introduced its new polymer banknotes, prompting a scramble among Jamaicans to become accustomed to the new notes and their features. The new notes come in denominations of $50, $100,…
Dolla CEO resigns, on ‘garden’ leave
Kadeen Mairs has resigned as chief executive officer of Dolla Financial Services. A notice posted late Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange said he had commenced ‘garden’ leave, effective July 28. Garden leave…