Pairman launches business exchange

Andrew Pairman, chief executive officer of the Anbell Group of Companies, has set up an online exchange for companies to barter goods and services.

Vistaprint tech centre budgeted at US$15m

American technology company Vistaprint plans to start construction next year on its US$14.8 million (J$1.27 billion) call centre in Montego Bay.

JN promotes Barclay

Carlton Barclay has been promoted to deputy general manager of Jamaica National Building Society, taking up a position that has sat vacant for some time, the mortgage company said Thursday.

As neighbours move in, JSE lists 'security' building

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is now reviewing offers for a building adjoining its head office, which has been empty for more than five years.

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U-Roll'em: A new type of cigarette venture - RYO Jamaica pursues operators for multi-store network

Jamaicans for decades have bought cigarettes by the stick and by the carton at corners shops, from streetside sellers, and a multiplicity of businesses that make money off...

Texting, grand theft auto-style

Texting and driving don't go well together - though not in the way you might think.Computer hackers can force some cars to unlock their doors and start their engines without a key by sending specially crafted messages to a car's anti-theft system.

Developing countries driving gold demand

Investors flocked to gold Friday, sending it to the latest of a series of records, as fears about recession in the world's major economies infected financial markets.

Lazy Jamaican companies

In the past six months, a handful of interactions with the tax department's customer service line have left me stunned.

Starting a dream business in tough times

We are living in tough times. If the truth be told, you probably always had to endure tough economic times in Jamaica.

Oil ends lower

Oil ended the day below US$83 a barrel on Friday, finishing down about four per cent for the week, on fears that another recession could cut demand for energy.

Panicked by events yet to unfold

A growing belief that the United States is headed towards recession gave the stock market its fourth straight week of losses.

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