1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (536+ words) Jamaica Observer Elderly customer left without answers after card mix-up I write on behalf of my 86-year-old father who has an account at the Spanish Town branch of the National Commercial Bank (NCB). He is a debit card holder and…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1236+ words) EUROPEAN technology entrepreneur and inventor Brayden Olson is betting big on Jamaica. The Spiritus Inc founder believes the island has major potential to benefit from the globally expanding psychedelic marketplace. To this end, Olson’s company — which developed and currently markets…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (141+ words) Jamaica Observer Forex: $158.82 to one US dollar KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, September 10, ended trading at $158.82, up 8 cents, according to Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange trading summary. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar ended trading at $116.41, down from…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (832+ words) GUARDIAN Holdings Limited has named Dominic Rampersad as its next chairman, placing a seasoned finance and operations executive at the helm as the regional insurance group pushes ahead with further growth across its Caribbean markets. Rampersad will assume the chairmanship…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (376+ words) JN Money Services has added Africa-focused fintech WapiPay to its international remittance network, giving the cross-border payments company a foothold in Jamaica following regulatory approval to operate locally. Founded in Singapore in 2019, WapiPay operates from offices in Nairobi, Kenya; and…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (330+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three Flow customers who each won $1 million in the Passport to Millions summer promotion said the win presents an opportunity to improve the place they call home. In a recent statement, the company named Janice McRae, Joan Leung…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (190+ words) BRITISH mortgage borrowers are now paying an average arrangement fee of £1,129 on fixed rate deals — a noticeably higher figure than five years ago — while the cash-back incentives that once softened the blow have quietly become less common. Buyers fixated on…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (208+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Luwanna Williams has been appointed the new managing director of JN Bank Limited. Williams’ appointment takes effect on Monday, September 7, more than five months after former bank head Leesa Kow retired following a 22-year career at the mutual-owned…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1007+ words) Read those last four numbers together and a pattern appears. We have automated the shop window. The stock room, the payroll and the ledger are still being run by hand. What gets automated first versus what actually pays: 78 per cent…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (657+ words) THE Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says it has engaged professional services firm PwC to conduct an independent impact assessment of the proposed increase in the General Consumption Tax (GCT) applied to the tourism sector that would raise the…...