The official data on cocoa is lagging, but businesses and the regulator overseeing the market say more cocoa-based products are being produced in Jamaica, and as part of the trend, more local beans…
No real estate licence, no deal
Anthony Tharpe, CEO of the Caribbean Real Estate Fund Limited, otherwise known as Careif, has been canvassing for industry support following a loss in the Court of Appeal which means, he says, that…
Inflation returns to target range at 5.8%
The price of goods and services fell for the month of April 2023, causing the country’s annual inflation rate to settle within the Bank of Jamaica’s target range for the first time in…
Tropical Battery to test EV market with first 40 bikes
Aiming for a minimum 15 per cent growth in revenue, annually, energy storage company Tropical Battery is days away from clearing its first shipment of 40 electric bikes, as it prepares to enter…
Montego Bay 10th Most Visited City by American Tourists
According to Insider Monkey, a financial analysis website, Montego Bay in Jamaica is the 10th most visited city in the world. Montego Bay is among the top 10 travel destinations for American tourists…
Connected and Protected Programme expanded to primary schools
The Flow Foundation’s Connected and Protected online safety programme has now expanded to primary schools with its Safer Internet Monitor sessions. The sessions are designed to empower primary school children with practical knowledge…
Mother’s Enterprise sold to Roots Financial
Roots Financial Group has acquired patty maker and food chain Mother’s Enterprise Limited for an undisclosed sum. “We acquired 100 per cent of Mother’s Enterprises,” said Kevin Donaldson, a former investment banker and…
Mandatory Life Vests At Blue Lagoon Reopening in June, Reach Falls Temporarily Closes
Visitors to the refurbished Blue Lagoon will be required to wear life vests to swim when it reopens on June 1. The new safety measure is part of a list of policies implemented…
Bartlett touts regional insurance for tourism workers
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has challenged insurance companies to formulate a comprehensive health plan for the more than one million tourism workers across the region. Speaking at…
Mandatory Life Vests At Blue Lagoon Reopening in June, Reach Falls Temporarily Closes
Visitors to the refurbished Blue Lagoon will be required to wear life vests to swim when it reopens on June 1. The new safety measure is part of a list of policies implemented…