Jamaican Teas Limited (JAMT) has advised that at the Board of Directors’ Meeting held on February 9, 2017, the Board  approved the following:Dividend of $0.06 per share to be paid on March 7, 2017 with a record date of February 17, 2017. The ex-dividend date is February 15, 2017.

Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) has advised that following the decision at the Board of Directors’ Meeting on January 28, 2017, for an interim dividend payment of $0.07 and for the stock split, the dividend payment will be on March 15, 2017 and the record date will be February 24, 2017.  The ex-dividend date is February

Proven Investments Limited (ProvenJA) has advised that at the Board Meeting held on February 9, 2017, a dividend payment of US$0.0015 per share was declared.  Ordinary shareholders who have requested payment in Jamaican Dollars will receive the equivalent of JA$0.1914 per share.  The dividend payment will be made to all ordinary shareholders on record on

Eppley Limited (EPLY) has advised that at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 10, 2017, an ordinary dividend of Twenty-Six cents ($0.26) per share was declared.  Payment will be made on March 10, 2017, to all shareholders on record as at February 24, 2017.  The ex-dividend date is February 22, 2017.

U.S.:U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall to Lowest Since NovemberApplications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. unexpectedly declined last week to an almost three-month low, echoing a vibrant job market. Jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 234,000 in the week ended Feb. 4, a report from the Labour Department showed Thursday. The median forecast in a

CAC 2000 Limited (CAC) has advised that its Annual General Meeting has been scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, 16 Chelsea Avenue, Kingston 5.

Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCC) has advised that Mr. Alejandro Vares has been appointed as a Director to the Board Audit Committee of CCC, Jamaica Gypsum and Quarry, Caribbean Gypsum Company and Rockfort Mineral Bath effective, January 26, 2017.

As previously advised, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited(NCBJ) has declared an interim dividend of $0.60 per share payable on February 24, 2017 to shareholders on record as at February 10, 2017 . The ex-dividend date is today, February 8, 2017.

Medical Disposables & Supplies Limited (MDS) has declared an interim dividend of $0.05 per share payable on March 8, 2017 to shareholders on record as at February 21, 2017. The ex-dividend date is February 17, 2017.

U.S.:Stock futures little changed amid earnings rushU.S. stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors focused on quarterly earnings, a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq hit record highs. More than half of the S&P 500 companies have reported results so far, with their combined earnings estimated to have