PETROJAM’S financial treasurer and budget planner Carlene Evans testified in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Monday that she recalled seeing a disbursement voucher for travel expenses to be reimbursed to…
Dubai courted for cruise
TOURISM Minister Edmund Bartlett is trying to woo DP World, a multinational port operator, to look to Jamaica’s cruise shipping industry for opportunities that will lead to it investing in the island. Bartlett,…
Search for countless missing goes on in DR Congo
BUSHUSHU, DR Congo (AFP) – Families and rescuers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were searching Monday for unknown numbers of people missing four days after floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains…
Seprod almost triples Q1 earnings
CONTINUED growth across its business helped to almost triple earnings for manufacturing and distribution giant Seprod Limited, which reported profits of approximately $1.4 billion at the end of its first quarter (Q1) ended…
Debt options abound but can Biden, McCarthy strike a deal?
THE White House and Congress could strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for budget cuts. Or they could agree to a stopgap measure to keep paying the nation’s bills…
Trade deficit at new record
JAMAICA’s trade deficit reached a record US$6 billion in 2022 as the prices of imported fuel and raw materials surged last year in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The higher prices…
US proposing new rules for airline cancellations, delays
The Biden administration is working on new regulations that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline’s control. The…
New Fortress energises UWI’s Math Olympiad with $1m
Two mathematical competitions targeting secondary- and primary-level students are, for the third-consecutive year, receiving $1 million in sponsorship from the New Fortress Energy Foundation. New Fortress Energy Vice-President Verona Carter presented the title…
Jamaican travel advisors ‘sip and paint’ as they experience Sandals
Jamaican travel advisors immersing themselves at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort last week indulged in a bit of ‘sip and paint’ to relax after touring the hotel chain’s Ocho Rios resorts, as they prepared…