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President and chief executive officer of the Supreme Ventures (SVL) Group, Brian George, said the Acropolis gaming lounge in Montego Bay, St James, which was shuttered on Friday, was not earning its way because it was not attracting as many patrons as...

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Omnibus legislation passed in December is expected to lead to more companies becoming tax compliant because of the incentives which have been included.

The Barbados-based Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) last Friday announced the appointment of Sonia Gill, the former assistant executive director of the Broadcasting Com-mission of Jamaica, as its new secretary general.

The University College of the Caribbean (UCC), the third largest local tertiary institution by population, has deployed a campaign targeted at overseas students, noting that it has recently made significant investments in upgrading its plant.

The Caribbean is not short of ideas.

The subregional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) says it remains optimistic that as the global economy continues to improve, the nine-member grouping will also record economic growth in the future.

Texas has seen the future of the public library, and it looks a lot like an Apple Store: rows of glossy iMacs beckon.

The price of oil fell for the fourth consecutive day last Friday, below US$95 a barrel, as a rebounding US economy drove the dollar higher and signs continue to emerge that there is an ample supply of crude worldwide.

A birthday gift of a hive of bees more than 25 years ago has now turned into a hobby for young Kenville Johnson. He received the box of bees from his dad, Kenville Johnson Sr, for his first birthday, and he has kept them ever since.

The United States stock market got 2014 off to a weak start Thursday. Major indexes fell after ending last year at record levels. Trading has been quiet this week with many investors on vacation....

The price of oil dropped three per cent Thursday on expectations of higher global supplies and the impact of a strengthening dollar.United States benchmark oil for February delivery fell $2.98 to close at $95.44 a barrel in New York....