Jamaican Company Buys Contact Lens Manufacturer

September 27, 2022

Did you know there’s only one black-owned and woman-led contact lens manufacturer in the world?

Black Pearl Global Investments in a recent deal acquired Florida-based contact lens manufacturer, Hydrogel Vision Corp, making them the only registered company here in Jamaica to bring investment, medical, technology, and health expertise to the table. CEO of Black Pearl Global Investments, Dr Shante Williams will join us.

And THE ANALYSTS weigh in on the latest market developments…We’ll examine the JSE’s Year-to-date performance of the Combined Index and possible reasons why the market’s performance isn't reflecting positive financial results.

One of Jamaica’s 15 licensed brokerage firms is breaching JSE rules! What consequences does this have? And we look at the rise in US food prices. What do we need to know and how can we profit from it?

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The Cast

Dr Shante Williams

CEO

Black Pearl Global Investments

Ernest Curry

 Guest Analyst and Founder of the Profit Room

Jahmar Brown

Senior Research Analyst at JN Group

David Rose

David Rose

Business Writer, Observer

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