THE Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) was forced on the defensive on Tuesday after one of its supporters threatened to rape a female Radio Jamaica journalist at the party’s Old Hope Road headquarters…
It’s a national risks
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) Septimus Blake said the plethora of attacks on cash couriers and automated teller machines (ATMs) in recent months brings “national risks” which the security forces and…
From farm to spoon
WHEN Larry Gardener decided to go into early retirement and returned to Jamaica eight years ago, little did he know he would be building a brand that would be growing nationally, while being…
Pure Chocolate begins exports to the Netherlands
Ocho Rios-based Pure Chocolate Company has begun exporting to the Netherlands. The award-winning tree-to-bar chocolate manufacturing outfit owned and operated by husband and wife team, Wouter Tjeertes and Rennae Johnson, shipped its first…
Indies Pharma anticipates year-end FDA approval for new drugs
Pharmaceutical distribution company Indies Pharma Jamaica Limited is looking to secure approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for at least one, if not both, of its new generic drugs being…
Cash vs cashless
GOING cashless could reduce crime, provide greater financial inclusion, and help economic activity to be better measured, according to an economist lecturer. “There’s money in the economy that we don’t necessarily know, so…
Electronic payments lacking interoperability
MOBILE wallet and payment systems are still lacking on the interoperability side but are winning financial inclusion for the unbanked. As more electronic payment and wallet systems come on-stream, the question of how…
Security and fraud prevention
MOVING into a digital society with a population that is not cyber aware or cyber secure can open up the potential for more cyber fraud attacks. “When it comes to cyber securing, phishing…
NCBFG dividend drought
COME the end of this month, it will be two years since NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG) last paid a dividend to its shareholders whose reliance on the financial conglomerate’s previously consistent payments…
Innovate to excel
Over 200 girls, aged 13 to 16 years, left Flow’s recent Girls in ICT Expo feeling motivated and ready to innovate. The event provided students from across the island with a unique opportunity…