Business

The planned merger between local advertising houses Dunlop Corbin and Prism Communications has been shelved, the parties confirmed Wednesday, citing logistical challenges, but it also coincides with an uptick in business for at least one...

Hong Fan Trading, a Chinese company that specialises in the production and sale of metallic elements that help to strengthen alloys, has made an offer for the government's 45 per cent share of Jamalco alumina...

Seeking a new direction, owners of Altamont Court in New Kingston say they are now going after pleasure-seekers and corporate functions, as business from its former staple...

A foreign-owned casino has opened for business in Georgetown, but Guyanese nationals have been told they will not be allowed to gamble there.The decision by Princess Casino comports with the law, which requires...

The Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA) is now looking to secure new cargo carriers to move produce out of Jamaica, business that up to now has been handled by Air Jamaica.But the exporters say Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) is not among the options...

The ICD Group is in negotiations with Victoria Mutual Building Society to buy its insurance subsidiary, but the Matalon-owned company said it would divulge no details of the transaction before a deal is struck....

R Danny Williams has taken over the top seat at Sagicor Life Jamaica (SLJ) Limited as chairman of the board of the company he founded four decades ago....

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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group expects to wrap up talks on buying Ford Motor Company's Volvo car unit by the end of this month, a spokesman for the Chinese auto maker said Tuesday."I cannot tell the exact date, but so far everything goes smoothly...

Britain is urging the Cayman Islands to find new revenue sources and diversify its struggling economy after ruling out direct taxation.The British territory's government also needs to reduce public spending and create a three-year plan to cut the...

Insurance firm CGI Holdings said it is nearing a deal for the purchase of CLICO International General Insurance Company Limited's operations in Barbados and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

The supplier market for individual retirement account (IRA) products continues to grow, with NCB Insurance Company Limited (NCBIC) on Tuesday putting out its own 'Smart Retirement' plan....