- O-Wrap: Search on for escapees ... Argentina beaten 0-3 ... Six Klansman Gang members granted bail 6:12 pm
- Every fourth woman in Ja experience gender-based violence – survey 7:11 pm
- Windies hope night time is right time to win back fans 6:50 pm
- Argentina coach asks for 'forgiveness' as hopes fade 6:21 pm
- EU slaps tariffs on US as trade war erupts 6:08 pm
- Over 450 UK patients die from strong hospital drugs — report 5:41 pm
Business
Medical Disposables and Supplies hits the $2b revenue mark
Healthcare and consumer products distributor, Kingston-based Medical Disposables and Supplies Limited (MDS) is reporting that it has crossed the $2-billion threshold in revenues for the first time in the company's history. Read More
'Very limited' impact of World Cup on Russia's economy, says Moody's
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — While the World Cup that kicks off later this month will focus the attention of football fans around the world on Russia, it will have little impact on the country's economy, analysts at Moody's rating agency have said. Read More
Heartache relief
Dear Claudienne,I got your e-mail address from a co-worker and I am wondering if you can help me with an issue I am having with Sagicor Medigap. Read More
GraceKennedy restructures for $100-billion revenue target
Conglomerate GraceKennedy Group Limited has employed the services of London Consulting Group to assist with its planned restructuring process as the company positions itself to surpass $100-billion in revenue by year end. Read More
Jamaica a role model for public-private partnerships
Governments worldwide have turned to public-private partnerships (PPPs) to design, finance, build, and operate infrastructure projects. In the Caribbean, PPPs have successfully enabled countries to build innovative alternative, less expensive clean energy solutions like... Read More
US unemployment falls to nearly 1969 levels; hiring solid
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — Another month of strong hiring drove... Read More
Walmart goes upscale with personal shopper service
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Walmart last Thursday unveiled a new concierge shopping service enabling customers to get quick deliveries and advice from a personal assistant, going upscale in the retail giant's battle with Amazon. Read More
CDB records strong growth in 2017
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recorded strong growth and exceeded targets in approvals and disbursements in 2017 . Read More
Partnership giving Jamaican journalists free access to open data tools
Google News Lab partner Code for Africa and Kingston-based civic tech non-profit, the SlashRoots Foundation are combining efforts to offer Jamaican news organisations access to digital tools to help them mine open data and offer new services to Jamaican... Read More
GraceKennedy on the hunt for another Ghana distributor
FOOD and financial services conglomerate GraceKennedy Limited plans to assign a third party distributor for its Ghana operation, following slower than expected returns in the African market. Read More
LASCO Distributors reports $1 billion profit record
LASCO Distributors Limited (LASD) says it has achieved profit of $1.004 billion for the financial year ended March 31, 2018, the highest-performing net profit for the company to date and in the history of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market. Read More
Sygnus Credit Investments' IPO triples subscription target
Sagicor Group is reporting that Sygnus Credit Investments' initial public offering (IPO), which closed on Wednesday, May 16, has been heavily oversubscribed. Read More
Bahamas increasing VAT to 12% by July 1
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Government of The Bahamas will be increasing Value Added Tax (VAT) by 12 per cent as of July 1. Read More
Corned beef breakthrough
A commitment made by conglomerate GraceKennedy Group to locally produce corned beef at its meat factory in Westmoreland has now been fulfilled. Group Chief Executive Officer Don Wehby, on Wednesday announced that the company has been sampling the popular protein product... Read More
Gov't poised for significant savings under US$40-m energy programme
THE Government is poised to generate significant savings from the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) implementation of the US$40-million Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP). Read More
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