Island Life profits pass $100 million
ISLAND LIFE Insurance Company has reported after tax profits of $103.4 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. The company also reported a 14.62 per cent return on average equity while registering a significant...

Lessons for a daughter and the lady on Duke Street!
QUESTION: OUR daughter is 18 years old. She has just completed high school and is now learning to drive. A private instructor is teaching her. Sometimes she drives our car with either my husband or myself. A few weeks ago...

New website for things Jamaican
WESTERN BUREAU: A JAMAICAN company has created a website featuring a huge data base of events and services offered on the island. The whatsonjamaica.com came into being in April this year, and is already being promoted as a premier...

National Development Foundation needs fixing
TODAY I will be focusing on the National Development Foundation of Jamaica (NDFJ). I will be outlining a brief background of the institution, evaluate its present operational activities and suggest ways in which the services...

Village for the deaf comes on stream
This story is on the Go-Local Jamaica web site for Manchester. Please check out this and other interesting stories at www.go-mandeville.com OUT IN Cool Shade on the Mile Gully Road in Manchester, sits a huge workshop of 7400 square feet, three...

New Infocus projectors for Ja
THE VERY latest in digital projectors from InFocus, was demonstrated at a recent show at the Hilton Hotel. Maria Loinaz, InFocus area sales manager based in Florida, was on hand to highlight the new product range including the wireless-ready...

Deputy US trade representative for Ja talks
DEPUTY United States Trade Representative Peter Allgeier is due on the island for a series of meetings with Jamaican Government and business leaders today. As Deputy USTR, Ambassador Allgeier is responsible for supervising U.S. trade negotiations with...