Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday announced the appointments of Dr Dana Morris Dixon and former journalist Abka Fitz-Henley as Government senators in what the chief executive said was “part of a broader…
Kingston hosting high-level int’l meetings
AT least 18 international delegations are heading to the island next week to participate in a number of high-level meetings. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith made the…
Privy Council dismisses constitutional challenge to 15-year sentence
THE Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Thursday dismissed the constitutional challenge brought by Jamaican Tafari Morrison against the 15-year sentence for wounding with intent that he is now serving. Morrison, at…
An investment in the poultry industry
Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) has spent over $200 million — approximately US$1.5 million — on the rehabilitation and expansion of the Best Dressed Chicken h atchery in Cumberland, Portmore, in response to growing…
Sagicor now most valuable company on JSE
SAGICOR Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is now the largest company on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) by market capitalisation as it surpassed NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG) at the end of 2022. While…
Cuba cops one million visitors in first 5 months
Tourism officials in Cuba recently announced that the Spanish-speaking country has within the first five months of this year welcomed one million visitors to its shore, almost half of which it received during…
Hippolyte Fofack | Dollar relief for the global south
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates by 475 basis points over the course of 12 months, in a bid to curb inflation, was bound to be perilous. As should have…
‘Give us the dump’
AS fire rages at the Riverton City dump in St Catherine earlier this week, blanketing the Corporate Area and Portmore with smoke for yet another year, one entrepreneur is pressing the Government to…
PA Benjamin Cosmetics increasing distribution
PA Benjamin Cosmetics brand is looking to double its local distribution and triple its international distribution units this year. Business Development Manager Toni-Moy Stewart said the new hair and skin products have met…
JPS applies for new electricity rates
THE Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has applied for its annual tariff adjustments with a proposal for a 0.8 per cent increase in rates for residential customers while some commercial customers rate will…