Business

The Guyanese government Monday presented a GUY$161.4 billion (US$7.9 billion) budget to the National Assembly providing a series of tax relief for individuals and businesses, as well as increases in pensions and public assistance."Budget 2011 makes...

Guyana says it will seek advice from oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago to help develop its fledgling energy sector as the country moves to drill its first offshore well within months.A government statement said that President Bharrat Jagdeo remains confident...

George Nicholas III is not willing to say just yet whether the Air Aamaica acquisition by Trinidad and Tobago was a good investment.He prefers to wait out a three-year timeline for the relaunched carrier to pay back its new...

The National Health Fund (NHF) is partnering with Guardian Life Limited to coordinate benefits for the holders of their respective health-insurance cards under a plan for more efficient processing of transactions, the second of its kind in two years. ...

NEM Insurance Jamaica Limited is this year looking for continued growth in its property and liability insurance business segments that showed strong performance in 2010, to make up for falling returns from the company's...

On her 60th birthday, on February 19 this year, Brigitte Ann Foreman will bid farewell to the Jamaica Customs Department, a journey that began when she was only 19.The most memorable year of her career was 1991 when she was sworn in as the first liaison customs officer ...

Cuba said Sunday that the Obama Administration's decision to lift some travel restrictions on students, academics and religious groups and make it easier for Americans to send money were positive steps, but not nearly enough while Washington maintains...

Deputy Prime Minister Dr Kenneth Baugh left for Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday for the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Trade Policy Review scheduled for next week.The two-day review, starting tomorrow, will be Jamaica's third review in 16 years, since...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is hailing the resumption of direct service by the island's flagship carrier, Air Jamaica, as instant branding for the island, guaranteeing that healthy...

Much attention is being given to Jamaican tourism once again! But without the right strategies and tools, tourism will fail. Godly revelation is the only way to ensure longevity and prosperity in this area...

Question: A Nissan motor truck heading towards Eastwood Park Road and a Honda motor car were travelling in opposite directions along Westminster Road.

Owners of the 521 unregistered strata properties in Jamaica have been notified that they are liable for prosecution, effective the end of January, by Chief Executive Officer of the Commission of Strata Corporations Sandra Watson.