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Stepping High taking strides with ganja festival
Ganja, once ostracised by conservative Jamaica, is arguably the country's hottest product thanks to progressive legislation. That is good news for promoters of the Stepping High Festival, which has grown significantly with the embrace of the previously embattled... Read More
iCreate IPO oversubscribed
CREATIVE training institute, iCreate Limited successfully closed its initial public offering (IPO) for the issue of 74,062,500 ordinary shares, a day after opening to the market. Read More
JMEA hits out at use of foreign promotional items at tourism conference
In response to a recent media report that promotional bags and memorabilia distributed at the recent UNWTO 2nd Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth were made in China, the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) has expressed shock that local... Read More
New CANTO chairman outlines priorities for his tenure
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The newly elected chairman of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organizations (CANTO), David Cox, says he believes the regional organisation “can become the largest and most influential forum for everything... Read More
Small and medium tourism enterprises focus for tourism global conference
Small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs) were the focus of the second United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises, which was held last week at the Montego Bay Convention... Read More
Jamaican Medical Cannabis Corporation expands production
Jamaican Medical Cannabis Corporation (JMCC), a Canadian-Jamaican medical cannabis exporter, has acquired 49 per cent ownership of Kirkpatrick Farms on the outskirts of Montego Bay. Read More
Mindfulness can sharpen your mental focus
Would you like to feel less stressed at work or make better decisions? Would you like to feel less exhausted, have more control over your emotions or derive more satisfaction from your job? Read More
Ganja businesses are growing
Despite frequent criticisms of Jamaica's slow progress to optimum use of its cannabis (ganja) crops, truth be told the industry is progressing as quickly as conditions will allow. Read More
Once red-hot smartphone market sees cooler trend
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — The smartphone market is down but not out, with high prices and other factors combining to chill what had previously been a red-hot sector. Read More
World Bank appoints new vice-president for Latin America and the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, United States — The World Bank Friday announced the appointment of economist and development expert, Axel van Trotsenburg, as its new vice-president for the Latin American and Caribbean Region. Read More
Super Bowl ads heavy on humour, surprises and ... robots
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — This year's Super Bowl ads went heavy on the humour — and surprises. Read More
South Africa 'disappointed' by West's corruption charges
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa has rejected reported criticism of its record on corruption by five Western countries, including the US and Britain, who insisted they were only drawing the g overnment's attention to a serious... Read More
Nigeria's election hopefuls look to friends in the north
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — Tens of thousands of people turned out as President Muhammadu Buhari's boisterous campaign bandwagon rolled into northern Nigeria's biggest city, Kano. Read More
Heron heads Jampro marketing
The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (Jampro) has recruited Gabriel Heron as the organisation's new vice-president of marketing to support the agency's recent restructuring exercise that aims to strengthen Jampro's marketing strategy, and increase... Read More
As J$ slips, BOJ pumps US$30 million into FX market
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) sold US$30 million to authorised dealers and cambios via Bank of Jamaica's Foreign Exchange Intervention and Trading Tool (BFXITT) on Friday. Read More
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