Businesses now more bullish
JAMAICAN BUSINESSES see greater financial prospects and fatter profits in the coming year, indicators that have pushed the recently released second quarter Index of Business Confidence up 2.3 points over the first quarter results...

Contesting property tax assessments
LAND OWNERS dissatisfied with the new tax assessments on their properties may apply for a tax break if they believe the liabilities will pose a burden, but any change will be subject to approval by the Minister of Finance and Planning. According to...

A need for accident reconstruction technology
QUESTION: CAN you assist me to solve my problem? Three weeks ago I was in an accident on private premises. Another car hit mine when it had stopped. I foresaw the collision and actually waited for the impact. My car was written...

Caribbean tourism in massive decline
THE ECONOMIC and social development of Caribbean nations may depend on the lifespan of the new private-public sector campaign to market the Caribbean as a single destination. A new trust, established to administer the programme, met in Miami last week...

Paymaster going international
PAYMASTER (JAMAICA) Limited has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Equitex inc. to expand its services. The two are to form a jointly owned and operated company to replicate the Paymaster Jamaica financial services business model...

Carib-tel gets ready for talk
PHONETIME INC. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Carib-tel (Caribbean) Ltd. to install and operate telecommunications equipment for Carib-tel in Jamaica. In exchange, Phonetime will receive a 10-percentage equity stake in Carib-tel and a...

Powering up - Used tools for the small entrepreneur
A STONE'S throw away from Sabina Park, in the Central Kingston community of Campbell Town, there's a steady humming of machinery coming from John McKennon's woodwork shop at 6 Hart Street. Director of Distinctive Designs...