Tax net tightens
FINANCIAL SECRETARY Shirley Tyndall has underscored the importance of strengthening the tax collection system to improve the state's revenue intake especially in view of severe financial constraints facing the country at this time.
JN Micro Credit disburses millions to small businesses
BETWEEN APRIL and September this year, JN Micro Credit, a subsidiary of Jamaica National Building Society, disbursed 4,570 loans totalling $132 million and for the previous year...
Support increases for Caribbean Fashion Week
PRIVATE SECTOR support for Caribbean Fashionweek (CFW), Pulse's international fashion marketplace for Caribbean designer-wear, scheduled for November 7-10, increased notably this year over 2001.
Gov't borrows to repay loans
OF A new US$130 million World Bank loan package, US$75 million will be used to pay down some of Jamaica's higher cost FINSAC debt, specifically those relating to National Commercial Bank and RBTT, Finance Minister Omar Davies announced Friday.
The business of dot.coms
A SINGLE article cannot explain what happened. It can only season the 'meat' of the matter. To begin to comprehend one needs to understand the unhappy marriage between two diametrically opposed philosophies, that of 'freeness' versus capitalism.
Development Associates changes course
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Deborah Hickling has been busy refashioning an old family business, Development Associates Limited, into an all-encompassing communications firm.
Cutting out the middleman
THE SURVIVAL of a small business does not just rest with production. The small businessman must get reasonable returns on his investment.
Micro-lender targets Kingston
AN ENTERPRISE established earlier this year to provide loans to small businesses with little or no collateral in targeted renewal zones in Kingston and St. Andrew, has now started to disburse funds.
NetServ purchasers, turn-around experts
TOUCHPOINT CENTRES International, the company that has acquired the assets and operations of the failed NetServ Jamaica, and was formed in August of this year for the sole purpose of purchasing the call centre company.
Increased taxes ahead - analysts
TO BALANCE its books, the government is most likely to focus on increasing taxes now, say analysts interviewed by Wednesday Business.
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