VM Group Limited has its feelers out for attractive businesses to buy, on the heels of the $11 billion raised on the private market from an offer of preference shares through new entity…
Bank fees rising again
As deposit-taking institutions (DTI) continue to hike interest rates on existing and new loans, customers will now see a new round of increases and decline in free services in the next month. Consumers…
Stratus takes ‘AIM’ at cancer treatment
STRATUS Alternative Fund SCC (Stratus), the alternative investment platform operated by NCB Capital Markets Limited (NCBCM), announced its landmark investment in the first full-service cancer treatment facility in Jamaica and the western Caribbean….
Listen to the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending ending May 26, 2023
Top Stories This Week Jamaica’s Prime Minister “Gives Up” Salary Increase, Critics Say This Will Not Lessen Public’s Anger Jamaica’s Minister of Labour Karl Samuda Resigns From Cabinet Top Regional News Government Ban…
Get your Thrill on! 8 Adventurous Things to do in Jamaica This Weekend!
Jamaica is well-known for its warm weather, beautiful beaches, and turquoise waters that are ideal for a relaxing vacation or weekend getaway. What many don’t know is that there’s a wealth of adventure…
Teachers’ strike on pause
Classes are to resume in State-run schools on Monday after the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) reached an agreement to place on pause a rolling strike it had called Wednesday night to register dissatisfaction…
Multiple dwellings razed in Jones Town
FIREFIGHTERS were, up to Friday afternoon, still trying to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed “multiple dwellings” at a property on Beresford Street in Jones Town, downtown Kingston, just after midday….
Hope Valley hits A Ray of Hope
Hope Valley hits A Ray of Hope If Holy Rosary was a rose in the Garden of Fully Bright then Hope Valley Experimental Primary and Infant was simply A Ray of Hope. The…
Jah Thunder rolls again – Part One
Jah Thunder rolls again – Part One Part One of an eight-part series. Jah Thunder, born Omar Bolt, is no newcomer to music. The Rastafarian reggae dancehall artiste is already known in Europe,…
Stocks Round Up | Margaritaville (Turks) today’s top performer
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index close the week on a winning note on Friday. The moderate trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 53/32. The JSE Combined Index advanced by 2,495.00 points…