In a landmark decision last week, a Jamaican high court judge held that people who use privately held firms or special purpose vehicles in takeover bids must show that they have the cash, or access to the money ...
Palace Amusement Company, which operates the largest chain of cinemas in the island, is putting in place plans to showcase live sports and pop concerts across its various venues in a bid to diversify its...
Music publishing start-up, Caribbean 2 World (C2W), will seek to raise up to $140 million in offering about a quarter of the company to the public, according to an investor update by its lead broker, Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL).
The remittance arm of the Jamaica National Building Society, JN Money Services Limited (JNMS), has launched an operation in The Bahamas, having signed an exclusive agent agreement with Bramer Money Transfer (BMT) trading as Cash N' Go.Details of the...
A Jamaica-born ex-McDonald's cook, cleared after beating two unruly female customers who first attacked him, plans to sue the fast-food giant.Rayon McIntosh, 31, said he feared for his life when the two unidentified women lunged over the counter...
The Editor, Sir: The following is the Ministry of Agriculture's response to an article published in last Friday's Financial Gleaner under the headline, 'Jamaica squanders $500m ginger export prospect'.
The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Tuesday said it is "deeply disappointed and surprised" by the British government's decision to continue discriminating against the Caribbean as it relates to the controversial Air Passenger Duty (APD) system....
Pilots employed with the regional airline, LIAT, have reported sick for duty forcing the airline to acknowledge that there would be cancellations or rescheduling of flights on Tuesday.The action by the pilots follows the airline's decision to terminate...
The Antigua and Barbuda government says it will conduct early next year, a review of three initiatives introduced last July to stimulate activity and build confidence in the local economy.Governor...
Stocks wavered between small gains and losses in midday trading Tuesday after Standard & Poor's (S&P) expanded its downgrade threat against Europe to include the region's bailout fund.The credit-rating agency warned late Monday...
The Obama administration is announcing a wide-ranging effort to use United States (US) foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad, including combating attempts by foreign governments to criminalise homosexuality....
Subaru of America is recalling three of its car models and Honda Motor Co is recalling some motorcycles, all because the brakes can malfunction.The Honda recall covers 126,000 GL-1800 motorcycles from the 2001 to 2012 model years...
Power, politics and people problems - I usually chuckle whenever someone tells me he or she doesn't believe in office politics. More so, I cringe when I hear the statement, "Politics is dirty, I hate anything to do with it".