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Published:Sunday | October 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Drivers outside of Kingston tend to pay a lot for gasolene than Kingston dwellers, and the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association is charging that it is not all due to transport costs but also the pricing policies that...

Published:Sunday | October 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Do you know anyone who in 2001 bought J$100,000 worth of six-month Treasury shares from BOJ?

Published:Sunday | October 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Targeting some one million Ghanaians resident in the United Kingdom, JN Money Services Limited (JNMS) has officially launched its Ghana Money Transfer brand.

Published:Sunday | October 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

There's a new book available in the United States titled The Soulful Parent.

Published:Sunday | October 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The worst quarter for the stock market since the financial crisis ended on another down note.

Published:Saturday | October 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

VOWING TO capture persons who operate multibillion-dollar businesses but avoid the tax net, Finance Minister Audley Shaw said the Government was working feverishly to introduce forensic science to ferret out tax evaders.

Published:Saturday | October 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Kelly Lawson Skills-Training Centre in Falmouth, sited on the grounds of the Falmouth United Church, is to reopen its doors this month. The courses to be offered are level Two programmes in housekeeping and food preparation, which are primarily geared to the hospitality industry.

Published:Saturday | October 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group on Tuesday officially broke ground for a state-of-the-art pig-rearing facility at Ebony Park, which will benefit from its expertise in that particular area. The CB Group has partnered with experts in Canada to develop and improve the pig breed for pork production in Jamaica, through Newport Genetics, its research and development arm.

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 5:16 PM

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Scotia Investments, Anya Schnoor, is leaving Jamaica and will assume a developmental position at Scotiabank in Toronto, Canada effective November 1.

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Cuba legalised the sale and purchase of automobiles for all citizens on Wednesday, another major step in its economic transformation and one that the public has been clamouring for over decades.The government announced the move in April...

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

With gloomy sentiment dominating the outlook of consumers and businesses in the major industrial countries, investors are anticipating Europe's economy could shrink by one to two per cent next year, and that there could be stagnation in the United...

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Optimally, contemplation of certain kinds of issues in financial affairs is secret.Negotiators may hammer out complex details, float or fly kites and shoot down bargains behind closed doors, without anyone losing face amidst crippling public comment.

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Rating agency Standard & Poor's says it expects tourist arrivals to slump and consequently drag down Jamaica's economic growth up to 2013...

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Until recently, the idea that the 27-nation European Union (EU) might disintegrate would have been unthinkable, for uniting a continent ripped apart by two World Wars was considered a rousing diplomatic success...

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Cayman Islands government says it has signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with the People's Republic of China.

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

More than three dozen people have been charged in a prescription-drug sweep that included a raid on a Boeing plant near Philadelphia that makes military helicopters.

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Boeing Company says it has appointed a former United States (US) ambassador as president of its soon-to-be opened office in Brazil.

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Germany kept alive hopes that the 17-nation euro currency can survive the sprawling debt crisis when lawmakers in Europe's largest economy voted overwhelmingly on Thursday in favour of expanding the powers of the eurozone's bailout fund.

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

One of the common threads throughout the entire First Supplementary Estimates for Fiscal Year 2011/12, which were recently approved by the House of Representatives, was an indication that most, if not all...

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Trinidad High Court has ordered the now defunct CLICO Investment Bank (CIB) to repay TT$700 million (US$116.6 million) to the National Insurance Board (NIB).

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Amazon is taking on the untouchable iPad with a touch-screen tablet of its own.

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Guyana has commissioned an additional 15.6 megawatts of power following expansion of the Kingston Wartsila Power Plant operated by Guyana Power and Light company (GPL).Two new generators were installed at the plant at a cost of US$20 million.

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The growth-inducement strategy unveiled by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) earlier this year does not sufficiently address the efficiency and effectiveness of private-sector management, according to University of the West Indies (UWI)...

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Christopher Williams will relinquish the job as head of Proven Wealth Limited to Chorvelle Johnson, who joins the company on Monday as chief executive officer.The appointment frees Williams to concentrate on running the parent operation, Proven...

Published:Friday | September 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

CL Financial group will be paying down a portion of the debt owed to holders of CL Spirits bonds by October but will still continue to owe more than US$300 million on the defaulted bonds.Local and overseas bondholders will get a US$40 million (J$3.4...

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