1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1007+ words) AFTER more than 20 years in politics, building a global business has given me a different vantage point on something I spent years debating in Parliament: How value is created, moved and captured. I now sit inside a global value chain,…...

5+ day, 5+ 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…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (690+ words) MONTEGO BAY, St James — Leo Schlesinger, chief executive officer of Tortuga Resorts which recently acquired Hyatt Hotels’ interest in Playa Hotels & Resorts brand, says Jamaica’s greatest competitive tourism advantage is its culture and people — which no other destination can reproduce....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (267+ words) AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) — Gliding into the port of Amsterdam under full sail with a booty of 40 tonnes of Caribbean rum, coffee and cocoa, the twin-masted Tres Hombres looks like something from the heyday of 17th-century piracy. But this 32-metre (105-feet)…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (223+ words) MADRID, Spain (AFP)—Spanish airline Iberia said it will extend the suspension of its flights to Cuba, where tourism has plummeted during a de facto US fuel blockade, until June 2027. Iberia announced in April that it would halt its flights…...