Johnson hires Trini firm as Jamaican distributor
Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices and Diagnostics Group, a business segment of the New York-based conglomerate, has signed a Trinidadian company as sole distributor for its products in Jamaica, saying it was intent on growing its market here. J&J has had a 12-year relationship...
Domino Pizza expands to airports
Manufacturing and distribution company Wisynco Group Limited, is to open its second Domino Pizza airport store at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston next week, growing the chain to eight. The move is part of group managing director William Mahfood's efforts...
RBTT disappoints Guardian - Says profits curtailed by returns from RBC offer
Guardian Holdings Limited continued to strengthen in the first half of the year, reporting more than half a billion dollars in net profit, or $2.65 per share, that was boosted by one-off gains from the sale of its entire holdings in RBTT Financial Group...
C&W to invest US$400m in pan-Caribbean structure
Cable and Wireless, which is forging its 13 Caribbean units into a single company, yesterday announced a US$400 million (J$29 billion) investment over the next three years to upgrade infrastructure and enhance its ability to compete in regional...
Riu sets August 29 opening date
The St James Parish Council is yet to determine whether the Riu Group has under-taken major redesign it demanded on Riu's Montego Bay property, but the Spanish hotel chain says the controversial 681-room hotel will open before month-end...
Lawmaker sees new hope for FTAA
An independent legislator in Trinidad and Tobago said the failure of the Doha Round of the World Trade Organisation negotiations last month provides an opportunity for reviving the negotiations for a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The talks were...
Border dispute heads to referendum, ICJ
Belize will seek approval from its citizens on whether to press ahead with a legal battle in the border dispute with Guatemala. The referendum will be held by March 2009 according to Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington."We are just now at this...
In the forecast: better weather, bigger corn crops, lower grain prices
Farmers are on track to produce the second largest corn crop and fourth largest soybean crop in history, which may lead to lower prices for the key grains, the government said Tuesday. In its first estimates this year based on actual field visits and farmer surveys...
Never say die
She is a multi-tasker; host of a show 'What's your story' on the local TV channel, a teacher, author, entrepreneur and a mother. Marsha Guiness is someone who can be an inspiration for a lot of young men and women. She talks to Jobsmart on what makes her a powerhouse...
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