The findings of the Casey Report on the internal culture at the Metropolitan Police in London are as stark as they are brutal. Most of us who have been campaigning for change won’t…
Did Your Name Make The List? 20 Most Popular Jamaican Female Names
Though influenced by a mix of African and European culture, most common female names in Jamaica are more Spanish and English derived, than from African backgrounds. There is no real way of identifying…
US economy grows at weak 1.1% rate in sign of slowdown
The United States economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1 per cent annual pace as higher interest rates hammered the housing market and businesses reduced their inventories. Thursday’s…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “We saw the giants…”
According to Numbers 13, when the twelve spies returned from spying out the land God had promised them, ten of them returned with a negative report. The land was as God said it would…
CAB has acquisition target in sight
Caribbean Assurance Brokers Limited, CAB, is doing due diligence on a targeted business that’s expected to become its first acquisition in nearly two decades of operation. The deal is being pursued simultaneously with…
Twitter relaxes pot ad rules to lure in more advertisers
Twitter under its 420-friendly owner Elon Musk became the first major social media company to allow cannabis advertisements earlier this year. Now, the platform is relaxing those rules in an attempt to lure…
Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover ‘retaliation’
Disney sued Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican’s takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” after the company opposed a law…
Portland JSX cites global headwinds in appeal for investor patience
Private equity company Portland JSX Limited dipped into losses at year ending February, which Managing Partner Robert Almeida has linked to headwinds from changing interest rate environments and the damper it has put…
FCJ, Henan Fifth joint ventures approved
Two joint venture agreements between the Factories Corporation of Jamaica and Chinese company Henan Fifth Construction Group Company Limited have got the green light from Cabinet for the construction of mixed-use industrial and…
SVL partner Game Park granted lottery licence in Ghana
Ghana’s National Lottery Authority issued a licence on Wednesday to Game Park Limited, which will be utilising the proprietary platform owned by Supreme Ventures Limited, SVL, to operate two lottery games in that…