- CRH reports 50% reduction in number of COVID-19 admissions 2:55 pm
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- Cruise tourism set for big comeback — Bartlett 2:36 pm
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Business
Businesses scramble for help as job openings go unfilled 1:30 pm
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — It looks like something to celebrate: small businesses posting “Help Wanted” signs as the economy edges toward normality. Instead, businesses are having trouble filling the jobs, which in turn hurts their ability to keep up with demand for...
American Airlines to resume hiring pilots
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American Airlines (AA) plans to resume hiring pilots this fall, the carrier told aviators on Tuesday, as a rebound in demand prompts airlines to rethink their future staffing.
Financial sector responds to independence of Bank of Jamaica
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The Business Observer sought responses from members of the financial sector on the independence of the country's central bank from government control.Published below are some of these responses.
NCB Cap Market launches Tourism Response Impact Portfolio (TRIP) fund
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
NCB Capital Markets under its Stratus Alternative Funds has launched its Tourism Response Impact Portfolio (TRIP) fund, designed to meet specific needs of businesses that operate in the tourism sectors within the region.
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2020 one of the worst year's for Jamaican car sales company, Jetcon
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
With a promising start to 2020, Jamaican car sales company Jetcon experienced one of the worst years of its existence because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Reduction in imports
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Jamaica's expenditure on imports during the 2020 calendar year fell by 26.4 per cent to US$4.76 billion, relative to the previous year.
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Dolphin Cove ends 2020 with heavy losses, weak cashflow
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
After what was the worst year in the modern tourism and hospitality industry, Dolphin Cove Limited (DCL) reported a 71 per cent decline in revenues to US$4.28 million ($620.3 million) which was compounded by a net loss of US$1.1 million ($163.7 million) for the period...
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First Rock changes registrar
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
First Rock Capital Holdings Limited has decided to change its registrar, transfer and capital distribution agent from the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)-owned Jamaica Central Securities Depository to Sagicor Bank Jamaica Limited – Registrar Services: Group Legal...
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Flat performance of stock market in 2021
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
JAMAICA'S stock market has been largely flat since the start of 2021, with the combined index advancing by a mere 0.9 per cent between January 1, 2021 and April 9, 2021.
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NCB launches prepaid Mastercard
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
After converting its multilink Midas card to a Visa debit card, National Commercial Bank Limited (NCBJ) has now launched its own prepaid Mastercard solution which the bank says will open more opportunities for the underbanked population in Jamaica.
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Business, consumer confidence down for 2021 Q1
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The year 2020's last quarter upsurge in business and consumer confidence was “short-lived”, said pollster Don Anderson as the indices declined to 115.2 points and 120.7 points, respectively, in the first quarter of 2021.
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Mailpac launches prepaid ePay Mastercard
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Mailpac Group has launched its own online shopping prepaid card in partnership with ePayment Group.
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JN bank executive urges middle-income earners to strive for financial freedom
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Jamaica National (JN) banking executive Steve Distant has called on middle-income Jamaicans to work towards attaining financial freedom if they are serious about averting a life of hardship and poverty.
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Digicel grows customer base during COVID-19
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
With a growing demand for digital and technological services in the country since the onset of novel coronavirus pandemic last year, Digicel Jamaica Limited is informing that it has added approximately 50,000 new subscribers to its growing list of customers...
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RECOVERY DRIVER Kirk-Anthony Hamilton
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Microsoft has partnered with Tech Beach to launch its Digital Native Companies (DNC) programme in the Caribbean, which seeks to enable local entrepreneurs to access the technology and support required to develop their business model in the cloud and expand globally.
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New Jamaican tour operation launched
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
A new Jamaican tour operation, Otaheti Travel, has been launched. Otaheti Travel says it aims to deliver all-inclusive tour offerings on the island.
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Digital dollar could benefit all interests
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
In the final article of this series, I take a “non-financial analyst” look at the effect that a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will have on commercial banking, payment services and customers.
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HR has a new tool
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The pandemic disrupted the way we live, so there is no surprise that it has forced a rethink of how we work, learn, and communicate. Who would have imagined that 2020/21 would be the year we all learned to conduct three different online meetings at once? One for our...
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