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The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has taken issue with the methodology used by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to measure poverty in Jamaica, saying the use of income...

While the Caribbean anticipates another surge in visitors this winter, officials warn that the amount tourists spend while on vacation will likely decline.That expected drop in expenditures is a concern for Caribbean tourism officials, who said an...

Sugar no longer gets the coverage it once did.In years past, when a development occurred that threatened the industry's viability, there would have been extensive press and radio coverage, political comment, and a subsequent reaction from Europe and its diplomats.

Germany failed to raise as much money as it hoped in its latest bond auction, in a surprising sign that Europe's biggest economy may not be immune from a debt crisis raging across the continent.A fresh warning that France risks losing its top-notch...

It's Ok to Fail!You, like everyone else, are deeply desirous of succeeding in your career, I believe.Success for you might mean getting a call that you got the job you interviewed for, if you were feeling desperate to find a job.

Microsoft's Bill Gates returned to the witness stand Tuesday to defend his company against a US$1 billion antitrust lawsuit that claims the software giant tricked a competitor into huge losses and soared on to the market with Windows 95.Utah-based...

Industry analysts and anxious travellers expressed fears Tuesday for the survival of Britain's venerable tour operator Thomas Cook, after the company, which took more than 22 million people on holidays in the latest year, revealed its financial problems...

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Hubert Ingraham, says Caribbean countries named by France as tax havens will have no choice but to comply with the measures outlined by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force.Earlier this month, French President...

Declines in financial, manufacturing and junior market shares saw Caribbean stocks end the week lower, as 61,966,835 shares valued at US$6,987,391 crossed the floors of the six stock exchanges across Caricom.For the week, 28 stocks advanced, 36 declined...

AMG Packaging and Paper Company is finalising purchase of a new property that will add some 10,000 square feet of warehouse and manufacturing space as it executes plans to expand the business....

Jamaica ranks among the riskiest jurisdictions for banks to make money, according to new analysis by Standard & Poor's (S&P). The Banking Industry Country Risk Assessments (BICRA) report places Jamaica as the 7th worst of 86 countries reviewed by the S&P.