Date: July 26, 2019 Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited (JMMB) has advised that effective July 18, 2019, Mr. H. Wayne Powell was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company. Company Disclosure -The information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, however its accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed. You
Date: July 26, 2019 Barita Investments Limited (BIL) has advised that the Company held an Extraordinary General Meeting on Friday, July 26th, 2019 and the following Resolutions relating to a Rights Issue to ordinary stockholders of the Company, as stated in the “Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting”, were passed: RESOLUTION NO 1 That the Company
Date: July 26, 2019 NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG) has also advised that the Board of Directors, at a meeting held on July 25, 2019, declared an interim dividend of $0.90 per ordinary stock unit. The dividend is payable on August 27, 2019 to stockholders on record as at August 13, 2019. The ex-dividend date
Date: July 26, 2019 Mayberry Jamaican Equities Limited (MJE) has advised that a connected party purchased a total of 59,930 MJE shares during the period July 23 to 24, 2019. MJE has also advised that a connected party sold 2,400 MJE shares on July 25, 2019. Company Disclosure -The information contained herein has been obtained
Date: July 26, 2019 Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew for the second quarter of 2019 at an annual rate of 2.1%, based on the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The first quarter of 2019 real GDP yielded an increase of 3.1%. According to BEA, the first estimate, released today,
Date: July 26, 2019 United States: U.S. Growth Slows to 2.1% as Trade Tensions Weigh on Businesses “U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter by less than forecast as consumer spending topped estimates, though weaker business investment and exports underscored the risks spurring the Federal Reserve toward an interest-rate cut next week. Gross domestic
Date: July 26, 2019 The Producer Price Index for the Mining and Quarrying industry posted a decline by 0.5% for June 2019. The movement was a result of the major group, ‘Bauxite Mining & Alumina Processing’ which experienced a similar decline of 0.05% according to Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Manufacturing industry slid 1.5
July 25, 2019 NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG), for the nine months ended June 30, 2019, reported a 27% increase in net interest income relative to the corresponding period in 2018, to total $32.36 billion (2018: $25.42 billion). The movement according to management was due to, “growth in our loan portfolio, the consolidation of
Date: July 25, 2019 Elite Diagnostic Limited (ELITE) has advised of the resignation of Company Secretary, Dr. Neil Fong, effective June 30, 2019. The Company further advised of the appointment of Anna Young as Company Secretary effective July 1, 2019. Company Disclosure -The information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable,
Date: July 25, 2019 Carreras Limited (CAR) has advised that at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on July 24, 2019, the Directors declared an interim dividend of $0.18 per stock unit to be paid out of accumulated profits on August 29, 2019 to stockholders as shown on the Register of Members as
