Business

December 9, 2025

Oran Hall | Bonds are risky too

Bonds are popular with investors who are keen on the safety of their principal, expecting to receive all of their principal on the maturity date. The experience of some investors, including the…
December 9, 2025

Francis Wade | The hidden danger for companies in falling crime

You have undoubtedly heard the good news: major crime has fallen in Jamaica. Perhaps you have your doubts about these reports, but as a corporate leader, you may be missing something important. Could…
December 9, 2025

Cedric Stephens | A new play book needed to boost regional financial resilience

One of my more faithful readers, a former country head of a global American insurance giant, shared an article with me last month that forms part of today’s content. Its bona fides were excellent: an…
In this March 2014 photo, a model walks the runway in a creation by Designs by Marc Limited.
December 9, 2025 by Luke Douglas

Apparel sector holding its own in niche market

Entrepreneurs involved in the production of clothing locally say the sector remains viable but mostly in particular niches, as garment makers are unable to compete with cheaper imports, mainly from…
Armen Kirakosian, Global Senior Manager, Learning & Development, TTEC, in Athens, Greece, August 21, 2025.
December 9, 2025

AI shaking up call centre industry

Armen Kirakosian remembers the frustrations of his first job as a call centre agent nearly 10 years ago: the aggravated customers, the constant searching through menus for information and the notes he…
A section of Wisynco Group’s complex in St Catherine.
December 9, 2025

Wisynco profit chopped one-fifth by slowdown

Increased costs and a general slowdown in consumer demand spliced into Wisynco Group Limited’s bottom line at year ending June, but the beverage manufacturer and consumer goods distributor says it has…