FDR Pebbles, 2 more hotels on sale Bad loans land properties on DBJ's auction block

More signs of the economic turbulence facing business in Jamaica are emerging with the decision by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) to seize and sell three small resort properties which, sources say, have been unable to pay off loans from the state-owned financing agency..

Digicel goes after another US$300m of debt financing

Digicel Limited last Thursday said it would be raising another US$300 million of debt capital through private placement of senior notes.

Cargo Handlers oversubscribed in one minute

It took one minute for the Cargo Handlers Limited initial public offering (IPO) to be oversubscribed.

COMPLANT to build Jamaican homes backed by J$6.5b Chinese loan

COMPLANT, the Chinese firm which has acquired a sizeable chunk of the Government's sugar assets, is now slated to spread its wings to housing development.

National Housing Trust (NHT) also funding 2 upcoming Housing Agency projects

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will be providing 85 per cent financing for two housing projects in St Mary and St Andrew, which are being spearheaded by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ).

Negligence and the driver's duty of care

Question: A man ran across the road suddenly in front of my taxi.

Scientist launches new bio-tech institute - Lowe to grow J$25-m investment in plant medicine, research

Several investors led by well-known Jamaican scientist, Dr Henry Lowe, have launched a new business with the hope of turning an initial J$25-million investment into an investment over time of...

Bermuda signs tax agreement with China

Bermuda and China have signed a tax-information agreement and Premier Paula Cox said that the recent controversy over the decision of her predecessor to offer sanctuary to four Chinese Muslim Uighurs last year was not mentioned during the talks.

Why Jamaicans have to migrate to become productive

Why is that we all know Jamaicans who migrated, and almost overnight, became productive?

Robinson gives entrepreneurs survival tips

Title:The Small Business Survival Guide Author: Alrick Robinson

To make businesses more dynamic, let's deal with capacity

Encouraging the Caribbean private sector to become more dynamic is far from easy.This is not to comment on the largest Caribbean companies, the 40 or more enterprises which are multinational, well financed and managed, and are invested in or exporting...

BlackBerry maker RIM buys Swedish software firm

Research In Motion Limited maker, of BlackBerry smartphones, said on its blog Thursday that it will buy Swedish software developer The Astonishing Tribe, which specialises in making phone software more attractive and easy to use.

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