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The living-wage model has gained prominence over the last two decades in several countries seeking to reduce

Following the publication of my column in the Sunday Gleaner on January 27, 2019, I received a number of comments. One of the writers has urged me to “fast-forward to the present, given the imminent nature of a proposed ‘hostile’...

Four years ago when I needed either immediate or remedial plumbing work, Jeff would always be the young man I would seek out. In his early 30s, he was not just a fixer. Jeff was a specialist in using his natural or learnt innovative skills to solve...

For Starbucks, former CEO Howard Schultz is a hero — and a headache. Schultz spent more than 30 years at Starbucks, growing a handful of coffee shops into a global brand. But now as the billionaire mulls running for president as an...

Jamaica has fallen two places on the index of public corruption that surveys 175 countries worldwide. Jamaica has moved from 68 in the previous rating to 70 in the 2018 survey and the pundits have attributed this to the impact of the ‘...

TOKYO (AP): Toyota Motor Corp sold 10.59 million vehicles globally last year, fewer than the 10.83 million delivered by German rival Volkswagen AG, the Japanese automaker said on Wednesday. Separately, Nissan Motor Co said its global sales totalled...

He describes himself as the poor Chinese boy who grew up in rural Manchester, cooked dumplings with workmen and fished for crayfish in the river of Balaclava, St Elizabeth. Since then, he has scaled the heights to the pinnacle of production,...

  ADVISORY COLUMN: PERSONAL FINANCIAL ADVISER QUESTION: I have $300,000 to put into the market. What do you think is good for a 53 year-old man? -Peter FINANCIAL ADVISER: The stock market is what I believe you are referring to. The best course...

  ADVISORY COLUMN: INSURANCE HELPLINE Ganja, according to the website weedmap.com, is a term derived from Sanskrit. It refers to Cannabis sativa, otherwise called marijuana. Ganja is said to have entered the local vocabulary via Indian...