Business

The Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited (BNSJ), also known as Scotiabank Jamaica, has struck a deal with sister company Scotia DBG Investments Limited to acquire the latter's merchant banking subsidiary....

Coming out of a difficult year, Capital and Credit Financial Group (CCFG) says it is now seeing glimmers of hope and expects the company's performance to be much more robust this period."Capital and Credit had its challenges during 2009 ...

An increasing number of small businesses are helping the Dominican government play a larger economic role in rebuilding Haiti.In the last three months, more than 100 Dominican companies have sold US$5.5 million in products, including bread and latrines,...

Eureopean Union trans-port ministers vowed Tuesday to reform the continent's patchwork air traffic control system into a seamless European airspace and to establish binding rules to determine when volcanic ash makes it too dangerous to fly....

The need for more money is the most common reason why people say goodbye to jobs, but experts advise that using more cash as the sole incentive for moving office may sometimes end in disaster...

United and Continental Airlines said on Monday they are forming the world's largest airline in a deal worth about US$3 billion (€2.25 billion). The new United would surpass Delta Airlines in size...

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is not holding out much hope that its members or the government will be able to create a significant number of jobs in the near...

While the top brass of Air Jamaica and representatives of Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) were meeting with Jamaican media on Wednesday, April 28, here in Kingston, a similar meeting was being held in Port-of-Spain to appraise their media on details of the Caribbean Airlines/Air Jamaica transition arrangements.

Guardian Life Limited on Friday cut 10 senior positions, citing the need for a more efficient and optimal use of resources."After careful review, we have taken the decision to restructure our operations in a way that will ensure higher levels of...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries last week signed an agreement with Scotiabank Jamaica that opens a J$100 million loan window for farmers of 'cash crops' on concessionary terms over eight months.It previously...

Should the Caribbean continue to see Europe as a viable long-term partner when its currency and economic integrity are coming under increasing threat, or are the dynamic new world economies of the south, like Brazil, China and...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) estimates that its new subsidy programme for low income contributors will cost the agency J$840 million this financial year.