Business

'A Total Jamaican experience'

BUNKER'S HILL, Trelawny - Nature lovers from home and abroad can now explore the unspoilt biodiversity in areas of the Jamaican Cockpit Country, through the Bunker's Hill Cultural Xperience & River Tour, which was officially opened to the public last Friday in... Read More

CB Group to enter fresh produce market
The CB Group is entering the fresh produce market in Jamaica with a new company, 'Imagination Farms'.... Read More

Business up, expenses down at Montego Bay Convention Centre
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is upbeat that the annual losses chalked up by the Montego Bay Convention Centre have reversed significantly since its operations came under the umbrella of the Ministry of Tourism some nine months ago.... Read More

Toilet paper wipes away part of AMG's profit
An underperforming toilet paper segment has resulted in a decline of 41 per cent in packaging and paper company AMG profits for its third quarter ending May 2017. ... Read More

JSIF helping to boost bee farming in western Jamaica

BY BALFORD HENRY Senior staff reporter balfordh@jamaicaobserver.com | Wednesday, July, 19 2017

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, says that the fund has made a considerable community development impact in western Jamaica with the opening of the Hanover Bee Farmers' Cooperative Society's Honey Extraction and Bottling... Read More

GraceKennedy shuts 6 Western Union agents to combat fraud

Wednesday, July, 19 2017

GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS), which operates Western Union agents throughout Jamaica, has temporarily closed six of the remittance outlets as it seeks to combat fraud across its network. Read More

Private sector should focus on inflation, not exchange rate — PB Scott

BY JOSIMAR SCOTT Observer writer | Wednesday, July, 19 2017

PRESIDENT of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) PB Scott yesterday urged member companies represented at the PSOJ/JMMB Annual Economic Forum at the Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston to shift their focus from a stable exchange rate to inflation management and... Read More

When should I start saving?

with Phillip-George Pryce | Wednesday, July, 19 2017

Many people often delay saving by saying, “I'll begin saving in a few years; it won't make a big difference.” This is a problem for two reasons. Read More

Greater transparency for companies — The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017

with CHANTAL SIMPSON | Wednesday, July, 19 2017

The misuse of corporate vehicles for illicit purposes by, among other means, concealing the identity of the beneficial owners of the company, has been the subject of several studies conducted by the Financial Action Task Force, the United Nations Office of Drugs and... Read More

Clearing customs effectively

Wednesday, July, 19 2017

Do you or someone you know have any plans to import items or goods into Jamaica? If your response is “yes”, then this column is for you. Please note the common breaches that can occur, how you can guard against them, tips for doing imports, and the... Read More