Business

What's one rule you have put in place in order to avoid distraction with social websites/apps?

More than 40 per cent of vacancies on the job market are for managerial or technical personnel, with employers also reporting difficulty in recruiting a wider range of skilled workers, according to a new report from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.

Canadian Brothers Development Limited has brought to market its first set of smart homes in St Catherine in a complex called Royal Plantation Estate. Built on a roughly half-acre property, the development to be finalised in January was pursued in collaboration with the Plantation Heights developer, said managing director at Canadian Brothers, Cameron Mitchell.

Silver Star Motors Limited unveiled its new showrooms last Wednesday, including a lounge dedicated to models enhanced by AMG, which produces the most powerful cars in the Mercedes Benz line.

I'm a recent college graduate with no savings or savings plan and need your help please. I'm 22 years old and I have no children. I am currently on the JEEP programme where I earn a meagre $6,000 per week. I need help choosing a savings plan that will work for me.

I am writing to seek your advice as it relates to starting a business of my own. My interest is to venture into clothing or a wholesale. Presently, I'm in debt and I'm not coping well financially. I am the owner of two vehicles and I usually rent one for additional income. However, unfortunately, the car was in an accident and since then the business has become dormant.

Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) says it has lost its appeal against an injunction that has barred the company from holding its annual general meeting that was originally scheduled for July 2012.The court upheld the injunction granted to minority owners of...

The company and assets of an elderly man taken over by his daughter during his illness have been returned to him by the courts in a case involving transactions that the judge pronounced fishy ...

Amid reports of falling revenue in Jamaica and across its markets, Digicel Group blamed taxes and other policies of the Jamaican Government while coming out in strong defence of its customer base.Group revenues reportedly fell by US$7 million to US$691...

Starting today, John Robinson will wear the title of senior deputy governor of the Bank of Jamaica.He has been a central banker with BOJ for 29 years, and is being promoted from his current position of deputy governor in charge of the Research...

Amaterra Jamaica says it will not pay the remainder of the application fee for its casino resort project unless it gets assurances from the Ministry of Finance that it will be allowed time to finalise financing for its mega-resort....

Grenada has levied a US$5 fee on stopover visitors to fund the country's tourism marketing budget.The move has upset the Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association (GHTA), which says the matter was not discussed with stakeholders.Prime Minister Dr Keith...