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Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) is a Jamaican based Caribbean investment firm, operating in Trinidad and Tobago, the Dominican Republic as well as Barbados. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Jamaica Stock Exchange is the principal stock exchange of Jamaica, also known as JSE. Incorporated in 1968, JSE opened in 1969 in Kingston, Jamaica . Today, the JSE is one of the largest stock exchanges in the Caribbean by size and market capitalization.
NCB Group Limited was listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in 1986. [4] Between 1986 and 1991, the Government of Jamaica divested 61% of its shares in NCB Group Limited, and sold the remaining 39% to Jamaica M&N Investments Limited (a joint venture of the Jamaica Mutual Life Assurance Society and Jamaica National Building Society) in 1992. [4]
The Jamaica Social Investment Fund was established in 1996 as a component of the Government of Jamaica's national poverty alleviation strategy. It was designed to channel money - through loans and grants - into some of the island nation's small-scaled community based projects. [ 1 ]
The economy of Jamaica is heavily reliant on services, accounting for 71% of the country's GDP. [17] Jamaica has natural resources and a climate conducive to agriculture and tourism. The discovery of bauxite in the 1940s and the subsequent establishment of the bauxite-alumina industry shifted Jamaica's economy from sugar , and bananas .
She led Barita Investments to its initial public offering on the JSE in 2010. [11] She entered talks to sell a controlling stake in the company around 2017; as the largest shareholder, she owned 76% of the company. [12] In 2018, Cornerstone Investments Holdings Limited paid $3B for a 75% stake from her and a minority shareholder.
Caricel was started in March 2014 when Symbiote applied for a Carrier and Service Provider licence from the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) in Jamaica. [1] In February 2016, the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM) announced that a new mobile network operator licence was being considered by the Jamaican Government.
Guardian Holdings Limited started in 1847 when Standard Life of Edinburgh, Scotland entered the market and started a branch office in Trinidad. [1] Over time, Standard Life of Edinburgh closed operations and merged its Trinidad and Tobago portfolio with the portfolio of Jamaica Mutual Life Assurance Society on the 15th November, 1972.