SINCE January 1, following the end of the Brexit transition period, doing business with Europe has changed, and businesses have been preparing to make the most of this new start. Bradfords Bakers, a luxury hamper business based in East Kilbride, Scotland, has been sending its products around the world for decades. 2 Get stuck in […]
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WASHINGTON — President Biden came into office with plans to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic and spur a domestic manufacturing revival for goods such as automobiles and semiconductors. But one month into his presidency, a global chip shortage has shuttered auto factories in the United States, slowed shipments of consumer electronics and […]
GameStop Corp shares shot higher in early trading on Thursday before a series of NYSE trading halts, a day after an unexpected surge doubled the price of the video game retailer’s stock. The stock hit US$160 at the open before being halted after several minutes of trading. Shares were changing hands at around US$129 […]
The economic impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the indelible mark that it has left on tourism industry in the Caribbean is reportedly doing little to interfere with the prediction by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the region will record some level of growth this year. A week ago today newsamericas’ Caribbean Business […]
Business Carla Bridglal Thursday 18 February 2021 English brewer Phil Saltonstall was so impressed with TT chocolate that he has brewed beer out of trinitario cocoa beans. – On a recent trip to Trinidad, English brewer Phil Saltonstall was introduced to some of the best tasting chocolate in the world, made, of course, from trinitario […]
by Marlon Madden The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is putting forward a three-phase plan which it says if implemented had the potential to increase employment while keeping small, medium and large businesses “sustained over a six-month period”. First Vice President of the DLP Ryan Walters said the plan hinged on job creation, government helping to […]
MONTEGO BAY, St James — While the novel coronavirus has brought much of the tourism sector to a screeching halt, owner of Double V Multi-Purpose Complex in Ocho Rios, St Ann, Colin Mills remains undeterred in going forward with expansion plans. Mills, who gave JIS News a recent tour of his property, said he […]
PROJECT managers and architect are top of the list of best jobs that are hiring – and they pay up to £71,000 a year, according to Glassdoor. Product manager roles pay £60,221 per year, and have a satisfaction rating of 4.1 out of five, according to the jobs listing website. 1 Product manager roles are […]
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, suggested on Wednesday that improved child care support policies from the government might help pull more women into the labor market. The Fed chief studiously avoided commenting on specific government policy proposals during three hours of wide-ranging testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. But he did acknowledge, […]
TORONTO — Canadian automotive workers are among those who have been temporarily laid off as a worldwide shortage of semiconductors, used in computer chips in vehicles, brings several industries to an abrupt halt. The measure affects all shifts at General Motors’ CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont., a town approximately 30 kilometres east London, Ont., until […]