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Published:Wednesday | April 4, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund says the global economy is trying to dig out from deep recession, but the recovery remains very fragile, especially in Europe.She suggests that cutting government spending too quickly in developed...

Published:Tuesday | April 3, 2012 | 3:57 PM

General Accident Insurance Company Limited has reported a record $1.2 billion in profit during the financial year ended December 2011.

Published:Tuesday | April 3, 2012 | 2:20 PM

Research In Motion (RIM), manufacturer of BlackBerry smartphones in Latin America and the Caribbean, says it remains committed to the consumer market .

Published:Tuesday | April 3, 2012 | 12:00 AM

A senior Barbados government minister said Monday that efforts are being made to have the low-cost carrier REDjet resume operations within a two-month period. Trinidad and Tobago over the weekend announced it had revoked the licences granted...

Published:Tuesday | April 3, 2012 | 12:00 AM

A Haitian-born national, who won part of the biggest lotto in United States history over the weekend, says she has no intention of sharing her multimillion-dollar prize with her co-workers, who claimed that they all pooled funds to buy tickets...

Published:Tuesday | April 3, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Bilateral trade between the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping and the United States increased by 39 per cent over the past three years totalling US$21.8 billion, according to figures released Monday....

Published:Tuesday | April 3, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Oil rose the most since late February after a report said that United States (US) factories have cranked into a higher gear.Manufacturers are big users of diesel fuel, so increased factory activity usually means increased demand for diesel....

Published:Monday | April 2, 2012 | 3:36 PM

The Jamaica Public Service Company has appointed Kelly Tomblin, who has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the United States’ regulated utility and independent energy sectors, as its new chief executive officer.

Published:Monday | April 2, 2012 | 2:48 PM

The Digicel Group has acquired Haitian mobile operator Voilà from its parent company, US-based Trilogy International Partners, for an undisclosed sum.

Published:Monday | April 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

to pay our vowsFileJehovah's Witness Convention and baptism at Sabina Park.Failing to pay our vowsSteve LystonContributorWe are in a critical season in which God desires individuals, nations and businesses, as well as ministries and marriages.

Published:Monday | April 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) and the European Commission on Wednesday signed three financial agreements designed to boost the Caribbeans ability to deliver tangible results of integration to its populace...

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Government waived J$422 million in corporate income tax from eight companies listed on the junior market in their first year of listing, according to a Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) data-set obtained by Sunday Business.

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica Manufacturers' Association Limited church service to launch Manufacturers Month celebrations, at St Richard's Church, 126 Red Hills Road, Kingston 20, 8 a.m.jma@cwjamaica.com

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

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Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The World Bank outlined several proposals it says are crucial for inclusion in the pension reform plan for public-sector workers last Wednesday, among them the basis on which individual pensions are determined.

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Trinidad and Tobago on Friday announced that it had revoked the licences granted to the Barbados-based low-cost carrier REDjet that earlier this month suspended its services to various regional destinations.

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Communications and other Workers of Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union Limited (C&WJCCU) has joined other lenders offering low-price energy loans, at 9.5 per cent interest per annum, to tap into a market of disaffected...

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Question: In 1999, I took out death insurance for my wife and myself.

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

I currently live in England and considering making a will in respect of my property and assets in Jamaica.

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA) on Thursday signed an agreement with global online trainer Education for Advancement (EFA) to provide workforce training and programmes to the doctorate level.

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

State-owned oil company, PETROTRIN, says it has discovered a well with an estimated 48 million barrels of crude in shallow water wells just off the coast of Point Fortin.

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

In two years' time, significantly larger ships will be able to pass via an enlarged Panama Canal between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.Together with other infrastructure developments, this is leading some Caribbean governments to hope that...

Published:Sunday | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

General Motors expects to save about US$2 billion during the next five years by centralising global advertising for its Chevrolet brand.

Published:Saturday | March 31, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Trinidad and Tobago Friday announced that it had revoked the licences granted to the Barbados-based low cost carrier, REDjet that earlier this month suspended its services to various regional destinations.

Published:Friday | March 30, 2012 | 5:35 PM

The local stock market closed slightly lower on Friday after 6.31 million units were traded.

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