- Weekly Round-up: Ban on plastics and Styrofoam… Three Miles by-pass coming… Young pastor killed in church 12:01 am
- Students encouraged to engage in environmental protection 2:08 pm
- Disc jockey 'DJ Stone' reported missing 1:59 pm
- 11-y-o Portmore boy reported missing 10:51 am
- Tropical Storm Kirk forms in the Atlantic 11:51 am
- Parents face tougher rules in US to get immigrant children back 12:31 pm
Business
Who is a nation-builder?
On Wednesday, one of Jamaica's leading personalities, and business people, passed away — William “Billy” McConnell. This was really very sad news for me, as Billy is someone I have a lot of respect for, not just as a business person, but as a... Read More
JN Money services launches online platform
JN Money Services (JNMS) has launched its JN Money Online service, which provides customers with more options and convenience to transmit funds; and, positions itself as the “remittance company of choice”, through increased digital access.... Read More
Ghost properties: cruel legacy of Venezuela's migration crisis
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Three years ago, asphyxiated by Venezuela's economic meltdown, Francisco Rojas and his wife Elena packed up four suitcases with the barest of essentials and walked out of their Caracas apartment.... Read More
Back in business
AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd has acquired a property at 12 Retirement Crescent, Kingston 5.The property was the home of Action Chemical and Equipment, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for more than 20 years.... Read More
BVI premier to lead trade mission to Africa
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) – Premier Dr D Orlando Smith is to lead a British Virgin Islands (BVI) trade mission to Africa in November. Read More
Hilton, Playa partner on all-inclusive Caribbean, LatAm expansion
Hospitality company Hilton has brokered an arrangement with Playa Hotels and Resorts. Read More
Appleton Estate releases 30-year-old limited edition rum
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience (JSAERE), J Wray and Nephew has launched a premium30-year-old rum. Read More
JMMB launches unsecured lending business in Trinidad & Tobago
JMMB Group has rolled out its first consumer financing solution business, JMMB Express Finance Limited, in Trinidad and Tobago, with hopes of increasing its market share through competitive pricing and quick response. Read More
British annual inflation hits six-month high
London, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's annual inflation rate unexpectedly hit a six-month high in August, official data showed yesterday, catapulting the pound as markets eyed higher UK interest rates to tame rising prices. Read More
Walcott in China for World Economic Forum
Dr David Walcott will be attending the Annual Meeting of New Champions (ANMC) in Tianjin, China, which bills itself as the Summer Davos – hot off the heels of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, earlier this year. Read More
Xesus Johnston hangs up from Musson's telecoms companies
Xesus Johnston, who has been been invlved in the growth and development of the Musson Group/Facey Group telecommunications companies, will be leaving both firms soon. Read More
Alex D-Great: A cook's tale of professional success
At only two years old, Alex D-Great was badly burnt on his head and forehead while in his parents' kitchen. Years later, at Bridgeport High school, when faced with deciding on a career it was easy for him to choose. He needed a job where he could wear a cap to cover the burn. He decided... Read More
Finance professionals vs modern-day slavery
SLAVERY may have ended in the 19th century or did it? There are currently more than 40 million people as modern-day slaves, according to the 2016 figures compiled by the United Nation's International Labour Organization and the Walk Free Foundation, a human rights... Read More
More than TT$1 billion in compensation for Petrotrin workers
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago g overnment Monday said the compensation package for workers being laid off by the closure of the oil refinery of the s tate-owned company, Petrotrin could... Read More
Seprod evaluates its St Thomas investments
Seprod's decision to continue operating or shutter production at the Golden Grove Sugar Factory is now dependent on a written farm status approval from the Government, allowing the food manufacturer to absorb losses of the operation at the Group level. Read More
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