Jamaica Producers Group (JP) willing to sell pieces of the business
Jamaica Producers Group (JP) has warned shareholders to brace for the possible divestment or closure of parts of the business that might be sacrificed to return the company to profitability.But JP has also signalled that new acquisitions - the type that...
Expo 2008 said to be best ever - Heavy concentration of buyers gives show new edge
The Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA), and Jamaica Exporters Asso-ciation (JEA) have, since 1996, been creating the opportunity for businesses, from the comfort of home base, to sell their products to a diverse...
FID probing fraud at Customs
Finance Minister Audley Shaw threw out suggestions yesterday that Danville Walker was to be given a job at Customs, saying he was not aware of it.But he confirmed that a probe, led by the Financial Investigations Division (FID), is under way at the...
Scotia DBG creates new mutual fund product - To launch in Trinidad & Tobago
Scotia DBG Investments will in four months roll out a new mutual fund product in Trinidad, but participation in the named Caribbean Income Fund will be denied Jamaicans until the Financial Services Commission (FSC) signs off on the product...
JamRock to return under franchise
Patricia Isaacs-Green is negotiating deals with three unnamed, but separate parties to set up franchises of her restaurant and sports bar, JamRock.The first franchise is to be rolled out in Kingston at month end, while the other two are to be located in the capita...
Dyoll's owners vote to dissolve company
Dyoll Group Limited has got the go-ahead from shareholders to wind up the company at a special meeting in Kingston last Friday. It's now up to the Dyoll board, which is operating a company that is now totally devoid of income, to petition the Supreme Court...
Micro loans at your doorstep
Micro Enterprise Financing Company Limited (MEFL) will use a US$300,000 ($21 million) grant from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to create a mobile network capable of delivering loans to applicants in their communities. Instead of clients...
Small pharmacies falter under rivalry from free health care
Pharmacies in parts of the St Catherine capital are reporting as much as a 45 per cent drop in sales, in a downswing of business that they link to the introduction of free health care at public hospitals and clinics.But while...
Oil prices hit new stride, near US$123 - New prediction of US$200 per barrel
Oil futures blasted to a new record near $123 a barrel Tuesday, gaining momentum as investors bought on a forecast of much higher prices and on any news hinting at supply shortages.A new Goldman Sachs prediction that oil prices could rise to US$150 to...
The evolving executive
Change is the only constant, it is said. With rapid technological growth and global economies changing the way business is done, more and more executives are taking time off to go back to school. More so, it is becoming a growing trend for companies to send their managers...
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