The private sector must take some responsibility too - Kerr-Jarrett
IN A thought-provoking speech aimed at members of Jamaica's private sector, Montego Bay's Chamber of Commerce President Mark Kerr-Jarrett says that fifty per cent of what is happening in Jamaica he blames on himself and his colleagues.

Chicken meat prices to go up again
THE PRICE of chicken meat and other food products will be increased in the next few months because grains imported from the United States for use in local production have been increased by more than 40 per cent in some cases since March, this year.

Blue Power: Jamaica's own laundry soap
WHEN SEPROD exited laundry soap production nearly a decade ago, a yawning gap was left in the market for imports to fill.

Brands as wealth creators
Brands are the trademark by which a products and services are identified in the market place. We can all think of some typical examples of well known brands like Coke, Nike, Xerox, Kodak and McDonald's.

Heavy trading on the JSE
STOCK MARKET REVIEW FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 2002 THE SIGNIFICANT increase in market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange this week was confined to trading in a few stocks - Kingston Wharves, Cable & Wireless and Grace Kennedy.

Investing in Bonds - Part 7 - Understanding bond prices - Part 1
ONE OF the key features that make global bonds attractive to investors is the ability to sell the bond at any time and avoid having to hold it to maturity.

RBTT introduces credit plan for medical doctors
UNSECURED consumer loans up to a limit of J$500,000, a maximum 100 per cent financing for the purchase of new motor vehicles, and unsecured dual currency credit cards are some of the features of Doctors' Aide...

Campaign finance reform - coming to your government soon
Politicians have a task ahead in trying to convince the country that tax dollars should be used to finance political campaigns.

Long-term money market shows maturity
TWO WEEKS ago Jamaica's Money Market got a shot in the arm that passed without even a whimper. In specific terms the government put a 30 year instrument on the local market. And, as if to show that this was no fluke, only days later the feat was repeated.