NEW YORK (AP):Stocks rebounded from a two-day slide Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that low interest rates are still needed to support the economy. Bernanke sounded an upbeat note about a recovery... Read More →

FORMER BANKER Aubyn Hill has been re-engaged by Government to divest its sugar assets.Hill's renewed relationships with the Government was announced by Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton in Parliament... Read More →

The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) says it has concluded its special investigation into the airlift guarantee agreements entered into between American Airlines (AA) and Jamaica Vaca-tions Limited (JAMVAC)... Read More →

WESTERN BUREAU:Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett yesterday sought to reassure members of the international business community that the fallout from the impending divestment of Air Jamaica is anticipated... Read More →

WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), has launched a new company to help farmers formulate and write business plans.The company, Agricultural Investment... Read More →

THE OPPOSITION People's National Party (PNP) is demanding answers from the Government regarding how revenue raised from the gas tax is being used.This follows Transport Minister Mike Henry's announcement that the share of the... Read More →

Danny Williams replaces Miller as Sagicor Life chairman - R. Danny Williams has been appointed chairman of Sagicor Life Jamaica (SLJ), the country's largest insurance company. Williams' appointment took effect February 1.... Read More →

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Insurance company United America Indemnity Ltd has announced it wants to shift its legal home to Ireland from the Cayman Islands, continuing a trend of international companies seeking exits from Caribbean offshore financial... Read More →

Despite the challenging circumstances facing economies and businesses around the world, corporate leaders in the Caribbean and Latin America who do business with the United States are upbeat about the future, according to the latest Association of... Read More →

Patrick Hylton, the career banker who has presided over five straight years of profit growth at National Commercial Bank (NCB), is not about to apologise for the strong profits the Michael Lee... Read More →