Seemingly indifferent to the fast expanding global environmental lobby that targets pushing back the production of plastics, international oil companies are reportedly positioning themselves to invest a mammoth US$500 billion in new petrochemical plants to increase production of the commodity. The reported move by the oil companies would appear to suggest that they are confident that […]
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Investing and saving are terms that people tend to use interchangeably. They are both important and can help you to achieve your financial goals, but they are quite different and knowing when to save and when to invest is crucial. Saving is an essential cornerstone for a good financial foundation. It refers to money that, […]
It is not particularly difficult to see why the costs associated with the processes of recovery and post-recovery movement and storage of crude oil is such an astronomically costly exercise. What, all too frequently, are the devastating effects of oil spills, makes clear just why oil companies ‘shell out’ astronomical sums of money to optimise […]
Students of the St. Martin’s Mangrove and Workman’s Primary Schools recently received words of encouragement and positive messages from leading insurance and financial institution, Sagicor, as part of the company’s ongoing Adopt-A-School programme for the current school year. In recognition of the month of love and coinciding with children’s return to the classroom, Sagicor shared […]
As an increasing number of firms in the Caribbean are starting their journeys to profit with purpose. What can they do to enter the fast lane, build on the experience of others, and maximise success and contribution to a sustainable future? How to ensure that environmental, social and governance (ESG) bases are covered and integrated? […]
Even as micro and small businesses drawn predominantly from the agro-processing, handicraft, fashion, and light manufacturing sectors, express appreciation for the recent product display staged by the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) to coincide with the last week’s high profile oil & gas forum hosted by the Government of Guyana, participants continue to be […]
Entrepreneurship push for 36 young people in north-west Manchester […]
DESPITE agreeing to lower intra-regional roaming charges and fees, Caricom heads of government and telecom providers believe more needs to be done to improve service delivery. So far, on Wednesday, Caricom heads of government joined with telecommunications providers, Flow and Digicel, at the signing of the Declaration of St George’s Towards the Reduction of Intra-Caricom […]
Crypto could rescue Russia […]
Executives of Trinidad-based First Citizens Bank arrived in Jamaica earlier this week and held meetings with various members of the Government including Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Investments Minister Aubyn Hill and Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke. Attending the meetings were executives and directors of Cornerstone United Holdings/Barita Investments. It is not clear what the discussions […]