http://jamaica-gleaner.com/ The oldest and leading newspaper in Jamaica editor@gleanerjm.com (Garfield Grandison) roland.booth@gleanerjm.com (Roland Booth) en-us Wed, 4 Mar 2015 00:00:00 EST 60 Wed, 4 Mar 2015 00:00:00 EST Newspapers Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has taken on a new business partner, which will manage what the company refers to as its new 'route gaming system' now being tested in select locations. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business1.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business1.html Proven Investments Limited has sold the loan portfolio of its hire purchase subsidiary, Asset Management Company Limited, to Access Financial Services for $500 million, a move aimed at consolidating the operations of both companies, says Proven's chief... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business11.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business11.html Keith Russell, a principal in Amaterra Jamaica Limited, has asked the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) to weigh in on the process being used to select casino investors following another rejected effort last November to put his project back in contention. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business2.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business2.html The government will be seeking permission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to extend the deadline for a reduction in the size of the public sector wage bill to nine per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business3.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business3.html GraceKennedy Limited has racked up a new record year for revenues, but large expenses linked to inventory and other costs of doing business, plus a larger salary bill, have squeezed the conglomerate's profit margins. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business4.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business4.html Bert van Selm, the resident representative for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says that with improving economic fundamentals, it is time for Jamaicans to step up and invest more in business. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business5.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business5.html With local companies looking around for cheaper financing, Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) said on Monday that it has started the year with several planned transactions in the works. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business6.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business6.html The Bahamas government is moving ahead with a plan to provide all nationals, regardless of their financial means, with access to universal health care. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business7.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business7.html BlackBerry may be launching four new smartphones over the coming year, but the struggling company is staking its future on becoming a giant in software. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business8.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20150304/business/business8.html