Business

Commercial and residential real estate demand to continue climbing higher

THE coronavirus pandemic forced all major businesses to utilise a work-from-home model to protect staff and reduce the spread of the virus. While many employers and employees have found significant benefits from the current work-from-home arrangement, there is currently a consensus to...

NCB Financial Group profitability continues to fall

Profitability at Jamaica's largest banking group, NCB Financial, continues to fall, as it navigates through the difficult times brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Domestic terrorism

As more Jamaicans become reliant on telecommunication options such as mobile and broadband services, Flow Country Manager Stephen Price is suggesting that deliberate damage to telecommunication apparatus be classified as domestic terrorism.

JN affiliate MC Systems acquires international banking platform

Management Control (MC) Systems, the technology member company of Jamaica National (JN) Group, has acquired Phoenix International, a world leading core banking platform, in a deal set to power the financial landscape locally.

PanJam announces new management changes

Investment holding company PanJam Investment Limited has announced new changes to the management structure.

Caribbean road map for MSMEs successfully navigating the COVID-19 business environment

IN part two of this feature we look at mobilising the workforce and broadening customer engagement and other key areas in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) manoeuvring the coronavirus pandemic business environment.

MERVYN EYRE, TECHNOLOGY PIONEER

Mervyn Eyre has had a pioneering role in technology development in Jamaica. He encouraged greater use of transactional and Internet technology, platforms very valuable to this country's development, and continues to push regional growth.

Scotia Investments leads $3-billion raise for GraceKennedy

Scotia Investments Jamaica Limited (SIJL) recently acted as lead arranger and co-broker with GK Capital Management to successfully raise $3 billion by way of a private bond placement for GraceKennedy Limited.

Herod Crump – small business entrepreneur wired to electronics

HEROD Crump enjoys being able to repair electronics so much that it is the last thing he thinks about before going to bed at nights. However, the entrepreneur only became interested in this skill after witnessing a comical event as a child.

Decade of opportunity ahead for Caribbean accountancy profession

A decade of opportunity for Generation Z accountancy professionals and their employers is predicted by Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) in a new report published recently, Groundbreakers: Gen Z and...

Portland JSX ends 2021 with 57% growth in profits

After being in the red for most of 2020, Portland JSX (PJX) finished its 2021 financial year (FY) on a high note as total income grew by 31 per cent to US $3.1 million ($472.3 million). Net profit for the period ending February 28 closed out 57 per cent higher at US...

IT professionals are essential workers

It's time to consider IT professionals as essential workers under the Disaster Risk Management Act as technology has become more critical to all aspects of our national life since the onset of the pandemic and our first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Jamaica last March.

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW — Free Harvard classes

INTERESTED in coding but don't know how or where to begin and concerned about paying to learn? Head on over to Harvard Online . That's right! Harvard University offers free online programming courses through the edX ...

Silicon Caribe salutes more Women in Tech

THIS week we feature three more Women in Tech, chosen by a select panel of peers under the auspices of Silicon Caribe. This annual salute coincided with the international observance which pushes two agendas — the promotion of more women in the field of technology and the drive to...

Business notes... business notes

Sagicor Financial Company aims to redeem debt earlySAGICOR Financial Company Limited (SFCL) has launched a cash tender offer for any and all of its 8.875 per cent senior notes which are due in 2022.