Lasco Distributors Limited (LASD) has declared an interim dividend of $0.045 per share payable on July 26, 2017 to shareholders on record as at July 14, 2017. The ex-dividend date is July 12, 2017.
General Accident Insurance Company (JA) Limited (GENAC) has declared an interim dividend of $0.19394 per share payable on July 28, 2017 to shareholders on record as at July 18, 2017. The ex-dividend date is July 14, 2017.
Caribbean Cream Limited (KREMI) has declared an interim dividend of $0.06 per share payable on September 22, 2017 to shareholders on record as at September 8, 2017. The ex-dividend date is September 6, 2017.
Jamaica Producers Group Limited (JP) has advised that Mr. Edo Abels has been appointed Managing Director of A.L. Hoogesteger Fresh Specialist B.V. (‘Hoogesteger’). Hoogesteger is the leading producer of fresh juice in Northern Europe and is a wholly owned subsidiary of JP. Mr. Abels succeeds Mr. Michiel van't Hek who served as Managing Director of
Europe: Euro Area Faces Capacity Bottlenecks as Recovery Gathers Pace Euro-area businesses are struggling to hire workers fast enough to meet increasing demand as the recovery strengthens. “Operating capacity is being strained despite the region seeing the best spell of employment growth for a decade,” said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit in
IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) has advised that a connected party purchased 8,000 ROC shares on June 30, 2017.
Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited (CPJ) has advised that a connected party purchased a total of 2000 CPJ shares on June 30, 2017.
Mayberry Investments Limited (MIL) has advised that a connected party purchased 52,000 MIL shares on June 30, 2017.
Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has advised that a Senior Officer sold 30,000 JSE shares on June 30, 2017.
GraceKennedy Limited (GK) plans to open its sixth manufacturing plant in Jamaica by mid-2018 which it has been working on the acquisition from late 2015. The plant located in Denbigh, Clarendon, is a 60,000 square foot facility containing specialized agro-processing production line which will be improved with newly acquired equipment. GK intends to spend approximately
