Inadequate equity, financial mismatch
DURING MY long banking career in many parts of the world I have noticed that a great deal of financial pain, personal disappointment and business failure has been caused by entrepreneurs' (and sometimes experienced business practitioners') failure...
Intransit TV - Coming soon to bus commuters in Kingston
HARRIED COMMUTERS on Kingston Metropolitan area buses are about to get a break from a heavy diet of dancehall music. Intransit TV, formed earlier this month, will officially introduce Jamaica in a few weeks...
Pension fund face off with Davies
THE PENSION Fund Association of Jamaica (PFAJ) has written to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Omar Davies, expressing its dissatisfaction with Government's policy as it relates to withholding taxes on investments by pension funds.
FirstCaribbean going for growth
FIRSTCARIBBEAN International Bank (Jamaica) Limited (FCIBJ) will be holding an extraordinary meeting on January 31 at which minority shareholders will be asked to vote on a proposed resolution to increase its number...
Young entrepreneurs to unite
THE JAMAICA Employers Federation (JEF) has called on Government agencies to act efficiently in supporting the development of young entrepreneurs as they aim to bring their business ideas to reality.
West Best bulking up
SLENDERELLA, THE latest food drink offering from western Jamaica, is about to be pushed beyond its regional market. The brainchild of Leopold Mitchell and Andrew Morales, it is made by West Best Foods Limited...
Virgin Atlantic appoints a Jamaican marketer
VIRGIN ATLANTIC Airways, the British airline due to start flying to Jamaica on July 3, has announced the recent appointment of former Air Jamaica regional sales director Charles Spence as their new sales and marketing consultant for Jamaica.
Bajan company acquires Brandram Henderson
THE BARBADOS-BASED Harris Group of Companies has acquired Jamaican paint manufacturer Brandram Henderson West Indies Limited. Best known for its Permacote and Permaplastic decorative paints...
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