PSOJ recognises three top job creators
THE PRIVATE Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) presented Job Creation Awards to Ammar's, Manpower & Maintenance Services and Inter-Sat Communication yesterday. Sponsored by Cable and Wireless Jamaica, the monthly awards are presented to...

PM impressive on the world stage but not quite so at home
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson is impressive in an international forum. As chairman of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Trade Negotiations, his interventions on behalf of the Caribbean region are well argued in language...

Chris Cargill and Brian Chung - An entrepreneurial success story
I'M NOT a club goer, never have been, but after spending an hour and a quarter with nightclub owners Christopher Cargill and Brian Chung I am definitely going to check out their newest venture, which they hope to open in New...

Auditors' independence from clients
THE INSTITUTE of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica's Code of Ethics for members deals with auditors' independence as it relates to appointments in companies as follows - When members in public practice are or were, within the period under current...

How new Bill will affect companies
COMPANY DIRECTORS, shareholders, investors and creditors may well be concerned about how the Companies Bill may change the face of business as we have known it for over 37 years after it becomes law. Existing companies incorporated with a...

Vendor blockade - A symbol of general indiscipline
THE AUTHORITIES have finally removed the vendors blocking the Kingston Parish Church. But what are the likely odds that before November they will be back in full force at the very same spot? You see, the vendor blockage is symbolic...

UNDP, ILO champion small businesses
JAMAICA and three other Caribbean countries have been selected as pilots for a joint UNDP/ILO trade adjustment programme to strengthen the capacity of small and micro businesses to compete internationally when preferential trade arrangements are...