PanCaribbean investors shun share buy-back

Pan Caribbean Financial Services Limited (PCFS) has been rebuffed in its bid to reduce its funding costs, having fallen way short in its bid to buy back 50 per cent of the more than six million...

Brick Oven 'told to leave' Devon House

Pastry maker The Brick Oven has relocated from the grounds of Devon House closer to the heart of Half-Way Tree in Kingston, but says the move was not voluntary.Owner Catherine Radlein, who has operated at Devon House for more than two decades...

Council launches probe of Topez development, warns investors

The St Catherine Parish Council is warning prospective homebuyers not to make any deposits on a residential development being promoted by a company called Topez Construction, until it has established the legitimacy of the project, which it says has not...

SVL fell short on record jackpot

For the first time in the game's history, Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) is disclosing that it found itself low on cash from ticket sales to fund a particular jackpot, and was forced to dip into its own accounts to make up the record J$240-million lotto...

BOJ regulatory plan for credit unions enter bill drafting phase

Registrar of Cooperative Societies Errol Gallimore said local credit unions are now largely compliant with international financial-reporting requirements for permanent shares, and that Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) oversight for the sector has entered the...

LIAT not afraid of new competition, testing night flights

Acting Chief Executive Officer of regional airline LIAT Brian Challenger has made it clear that the island-hopping carrier is not opposed to competition."We welcome competition.

Kamla's first budget likely to have TT$8b shortfall

The four-month old People's Partnership government of Trinidad and Tobago will present its first national budget in Parliament on September 8, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has...

Captain Morgan rum warehouses complete

Diageo US Virgin Island (USVI) has completed development of two rum barrel warehouses, where it will age the rum to produce its Captain Morgan products for the United States market, starting in 2012.The warehouses of 100,000 square foot are located ...

India rejects bauxite mining project

India's environment ministry on Tuesday refused Vedanta Resources permission to mine bauxite for its alumina refinery in eastern India, citing violations of environmental and human rights laws...

Oil prices sink as weak economy data roll in

Oil prices sank again on Tuesday after a dis-appointing report on United States home sales underlined the slow economic recovery and weak demand for oil and gas.Benchmark crude for October delivery fell...

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