Date: August 15, 2018 United States: Productivity in U.S. Climbs 2.9%, Fastest Pace in Three Years Productivity gains in the U.S. accelerated by more than expected to the fastest pace since 2015 while labor costs fell, amid an economic-growth pickup supported by tax cuts and federal spending, a Labor Department report showed Wednesday. The data
Date: August 14, 2018 PANJAM Investment Limited (PJAM), for six months ended June 30, 2018 reported a 12% increase in total income to $1.11 billion relative to $948.37 million booked for the prior year’s corresponding period. For the quarter total income increased 31% to $586.95 million (2017: $446.82 million). Of total income: • Investment increased
Palace Amusement Company (PAL) for the year ended June 30, 2018 reported total revenues of $1.17 billion, an 18% increase when compared with the $990.14 million recorded for corresponding period in 2017. Total revenue for the quarter increased 10% to total $330.8 million relative to the $299.06 million recorded for same period in 2017. Direct
Date: August 14, 2018 Radio Jamaica Limited (RJR), revenue for the first three months ended June 30, 2018, increased by 10% from $1.22 billion in 2017 to $1.35 billion. RJR highlighted that, “The increase was largely due to a revenue boost from the staging of a part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Football competition
Date: August 14, 2018 Berger Paints Jamaica Limited (BRG) for the three months ended June 30, 2018 reported total Revenues of $1.12 billion, a 24% increase relative to $903.09 million reported in for the comparable period in 2017. Total revenues for the quarter totalled $615.27 million, 35% more than the $454.55 million booked in 2017.
Date: August 14, 2018 Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances Limited’s (CFF), for the year ended June 30, 2018, revenue increased by 3% to $423.68 million relative to $410.64 million for the comparable period in 2017. For the quarter, the Company generated revenue of $120.71 million, a 10% increase year over year. Cost of sales also increased
Date: August 14, 2018 JMMB Group Limited - (JMMBGL) for the three months ended June 30, 2018 booked Net interest income of $2.07 billion compared to $1.91 billion in 2017, an increase of 8%. Of this, Interest income grew by 7% to close at $4.24 billion, from the $3.96 billion booked in 2017, while interest
Date: August 14, 2018 Blue Power Group Limited’s (BPOW) AGM was held today August 14, 2018 and was hosted by Dhiru Tanna, Chairman of Blue Power Group Limited who started the proceedings by the usual welcoming and introductions. Major Dawes, the Managing Director, highlighted the financial performance of the company for the last financial year
August 14, 2018 Cargo Handlers Limited (CHL) has advised that at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on August 13, 2018, the Directors declared an interim dividend of $0.13 per stock unit to stockholders on record as at August 31, 2018 and will be paid on September 20, 2018. The ex-dividend date is
August 14, 2018 IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) has advised that a connected party purchased 8,000 ROC shares on August 10, 2018.
